December 2010
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NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE
Volume 42, No. 3
December 2010
On the Cover
Members of the Delta Phi sorority
participate in a candlelight walk on
behalf of cancer awareness during
the group’s annual “Pink Day” in
September. Service projects are a major
focus for the sorority, which celebrated
its 100th anniversary in October.
Volume 42, No. 3
December 2010
Published for Alumni, Friends and Parents
of Hope College by the Office of Public and
Community Relations. Should you
receive more than one copy, please pass it
on to someone in your community. An
overlap of Hope College constituencies
makes duplication sometimes unavoidable.
Editor
Gregory S. Olgers ’87
“Quote, unquote”
Q
uote, unquote is an eclectic
sampling of things said at and
about Hope College.
Each year, Hope cancels classes
for a day not as a vacation but
for the Critical Issues Symposium,
an in-depth exploration of a
topic of global importance that
features several presentations
by nationally respected experts.
This year’s symposium, held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
5-6, addressed “Good Food for the
Common Good,” considering the theme through
dimensions ranging from justice to nutrition
to the environment to politics. The following
excerpts are from “Why Christians Should Care
about Eating” by Dr. Norman Wirzba, who is the
Research Professor of Theology, Ecology and Rural
Life at Duke Divinity School. He reflected on the
significance of eating in the communion of the
Lord’s Supper; on the idea of food as a gift; and on
how the modern era’s anonymous, mass-market
approach to providing food distances people from
its significance. In closing, he asked his audience
to be deliberate in thinking and acting as if food is
more than a simple commodity, and eating more
than simply refueling.
“This is an intimate act. You’re about to
take something that was once alive [animal or
plant] and put it into you so that you can be
alive. What’s more intimate than that?
“So you’re going to do this incredible
act. You need to get ready for it, so that you
can remember what’s happening, so you can
remember what’s happened. You can’t be
thankful if you don’t know what you’re being
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thankful about. Otherwise, your words are just
pious rambling. Or, as my kids say, ‘It’s just
Dad going, “blah blah blah.”
“So, how do we become worthy of the food
that we eat? This is a major question. Saying
Grace is one of the ways that we try to do
that. And that involves this difficult labor of
remembering, ‘Who made this food possible?’
“And when we discover how, in our food
system, our food comes from far, far away,
we might be inclined to say, ‘Well, let’s start
buying food from people who are closer by so
that we can actually say “Thank You.” Let’s
shake the hand of the farmer or the gardener
who gave the milk, or the eggs, or the carrots—
or whatever.
“Or even better yet, grow them yourself.
Start to get involved in that, because then
you’ll start to see why you need to be thankful.
Because, the world comes to us as a gift…
“When I go out in my garden, I can be a
-------, and there will still be food. I don’t
deserve it. I can do things terribly wrong, and yet
I live in a space, in a garden, where God continues
to bring gifts to us. I can do a lot to screw it up,
and that’s also important for us to understand—
how through our arrogance or belligerence we
can really mess up the place. So getting involved
in the care of another living being, whether plant
or animal, whatever, is so important because it
will help you see how the world we live in is this
incredible gift that we receive daily, that we need
daily so that we can thrive.
“Ultimately our goal when we come to
the Eucharistic table is that by eating Jesus he
becomes our food. We can then become food
that will be a source of nurture to the world.
That’s what the source and the inspiration
of Christian living ought to be. It’s what the
objective of Christian living ought to be.”
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CONTENTS
NEWS FROM HOPE COLLEGE 2
“Quote, unquote”
Critical Issues excerpt.
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Events
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Campus Scene
Volume 42, No. 3
December 2010
Activities forthcoming.
News from the halls of Hope.
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Campus Profile
Digital technologies enhance
research in Africa.
Campus Profile
Delta Phi turns 100.
Emily Blauw ’06 lives
message of service.
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Faculty Profile
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Historian Fred Johnson
does as he says.
Hope Fund Phonathon
builds relationships, seeks support.
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Nykerk ’10
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Fall Sports Report
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Classnotes
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Campus Profile
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Alumni Profile
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More than an evening.
The season in review.
News of the alumni family.
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A Closing Look
Presidential Christmas reflections.
Printed using
soy-based inks.
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Events
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Jan. 9, Sunday—Residence halls
open, noon
Jan. 11, Tuesday—Classes begin,
8 a.m.
Feb. 11-16, Friday, 6 p.m. to
Wednesday, 8 a.m.—Winter
Recess.
March 18-28, Friday, 8 a.m. to
Monday, 8 a.m.—Spring Recess.
ADMISSIONS
Campus Visits: The Admissions
Office is open from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. weekdays, and from
September through early June
is also open from 9 a.m. until
noon on Saturdays. Tours and
admissions interviews are available
during the summer as well as the
school year. Appointments are
recommended.
Visit Days: Visit Days offer
specific programs for prospective
students, including transfers and
high school juniors and seniors.
The programs show students and
their parents a typical day in the
life of a Hope student.
The remaining days for 201011 are: Monday, Jan. 17; Friday,
Jan. 28; Friday, Feb. 4; Monday,
Feb. 21; and Friday, March 4.
Junior Days: Friday, April 1;
Friday, April 8; Friday, April 15
For further information about any
Admissions Office event, please call
(616) 395-7850, or toll free 1-800968-7850; check on-line at www.
hope.edu/admissions; or write: Hope
College Admissions Office; 69 E.
10th St.; PO Box 9000; Holland, MI;
49422-9000.
JACK RIDL VISITING WRITERS SERIES
GREAT PERFORMANCE SERIES
Claremont Trio—Thursday, Jan.
27: Dimnent Memorial Chapel,
7:30 p.m.
CIRCO AEREO—Friday-Saturday,
Feb. 25-26: Knickerbocker
Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Rose Ensemble—Thursday, March
31: Dimnent Memorial Chapel,
7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $18 for regular
admission, $13 for senior citizens,
and $6 for children under 18 and
Hope students, and are available at
the ticket office in the front lobby of
the DeVos Fieldhouse. Season tickets
are also available for $63 for regular
admission, $50 for senior citizens
and $140 for families.
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DE PREE GALLERY
End of the Line: An Exhibition
of Drawing—Friday, Jan.
14-Friday, Feb. 11
Thomas Allen: Paper Cuts—
Friday, Feb. 18-Friday, March 18
Graduating Senior Art Show—
Friday, April 8-Sunday, May 8
The gallery is open Mondays through
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free. Please call the
gallery at (616) 395-7500 for more
information.
THEATRE
Under Milk Wood—FridaySaturday, Feb. 18-19; WednesdaySaturday, March 2-5
DeWitt Center, 8 p.m.
Gone Missing—Friday-Saturday,
April 15-16; Tuesday-Thursday,
April 19-21
DeWitt Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets for Hope College Theatre
productions are $10 for regular
admission, $7 for senior citizens, and
$5 for children 18 and under, and are
available at the ticket office in the
front lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse.
DANCE
Chicago Tap—Saturday, Jan. 29
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
Ticket information tba.
Dance 37—Friday-Saturday,
March 4-5; Thursday-Saturday,
March 10-12
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for regular
admission, $7 for senior citizens,
and $5 for children 18 and
under.
IDT—Thursday-Saturday, April 7-9
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for regular
admission, $7 for senior citizens,
and $5 for children 18 and
under.
Ben Percy, fiction—Wednesday,
March 28
The readings will be at the Knickerbocker
Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. Live music
by the Jazz Chamber Ensemble will
precede the readings beginning at 6:30
p.m. Admission is free.
SPORTS SCHEDULES
Please visit the college online at
www.hope.edu/athletics/winter.
html for schedules for the winter
athletic season, including men’s
basketball, women’s basketball, and
men’s and women’s swimming and
diving. Copies may be obtained by
calling (616) 395-7860.
MUSIC
Orchestra Concerto/Aria
Concert—Friday, Feb. 4: Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
High School Band Festival Day
Concert—Saturday, Feb. 12:
location and time tba. Admission
is free.
Wind Ensemble Concert—
Wednesday, Feb. 23: Dimnent
Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Musical Showcase—Monday,
March 7: DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids,
8 p.m. Ticket information tba.
Symphonette Concert—Friday,
March 11: Dimnent Memorial
Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Chapel Choir Home Concert—
Monday, March 28: St. Francis de
Sales Catholic Church, 195 W. 13th
St., at Maple Avenue, 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Jazz Combos Concert—Tuesday,
March 29: Wichers Auditorium of
Nykerk Hall of Music, 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
For the full listing of the semester’s
concerts, please visit the college online.
VESPERS ON THE AIR
This year’s Christmas Vespers
service will be carried by radio
stations around the country.
Please visit the college online for
the list or call the Office of Public
and Community Relations at (616)
395-7860 for more information.
ALUMNI, PARENTS & FRIENDS
Satellite Basketball Gatherings—
Saturday, Jan. 29
Gatherings around the country
to watch the 3 p.m. Hope-atCalvin men’s basketball game
live. www.hopecalvin.com
Winter Happening—Saturday,
Feb. 5
Includes multiple seminars and
a home women’s basketball
game with Calvin College.
Alumni Weekend—FridaySaturday, April 29-30
Includes reunions for every
fifth class from 1961 through
1981, and a 50-Year Circle
brunch for all classes from
1960 and earlier.
For more information concerning the
above events, please call the Office of
Public and Community Relations at
(616) 395-7860 or the Office of Alumni
and Parent Relations at (616) 3957250 or visit the Alumni Association
online at: www.hope.edu/alumni.
TRADITIONAL EVENTS
Celebration of Undergraduate
Research and Creative
Performance—Friday, April 15,
2:30-5:30 p.m. DeVos Fieldhouse.
Baccalaureate and
Commencement—Sunday, May 8
INSTANT INFORMATION
Updates on events, news and
athletics at Hope may be obtained
online 24 hours a day at www.
hope.edu/pr/events.html.
TICKET SALES
For events with advance ticket sales,
the ticket office in the front lobby
of the DeVos Fieldhouse is open
weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
Campus Scene
DEATH MOURNED: Peter
Cook of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
whose long-time commitment
to Hope will continue
to make a difference for
generations, died on Sunday,
Nov. 28, 2010, at age 96.
He and his wife, Emajean
(Pat), who died on May 20,
2008, were involved in the
life of the college in many
ways. Their support had included establishing
the Peter and Emajean Cook Scholarship Fund
and the Peter C. and Emajean Cook Endowed
Professorship. Cook Residence Hall and
Cook Auditorium in the De Pree Art Center,
for which they provided leadership gifts, are
named in honor of them. Peter was a member
of the Board of Trustees from 1977 to 1989,
when he became an honorary trustee, and was
a national co-chair of the college’s successful
Legacies: A Vision of Hope comprehensive
campaign that concluded in 2005. He received
an honorary degree, a Litt.D., from Hope in
1981.
Additional information, including a
biography and listing of surviving relatives, is
available online.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
SUSTAINABLE HOPE: President Dr. James
Bultman ’63 has signed
the international
Talloires Declaration as a
reflection of the college’s
ongoing commitment to
environmental sustainability.
The declaration is a 10-point plan for
incorporating sustainability and environmental
literacy in teaching, research, operations and
outreach at colleges and universities. It has
been signed by more than 350 university
presidents and chancellors in more than 40
countries.
Earlier this fall, Hope moved up in the
annual “College Sustainability Report Card”
compiled by the Sustainable Endowments
Institute. Hope has earned a B- in the report for
2011, a dramatic climb given that the college
received a D- grade two years ago and a C+ for
2010. The report card evaluates institutions in
nine main categories: administration, climate
change and energy, food and recycling, green
building, student involvement, transportation,
endowment transparency, investment priorities
and shareholder engagement. The college’s
aggregate score included As in food and
recycling and in investment priorities. Hope is
among the 55 percent of the 322 colleges and
universities surveyed to earn a B grade. Of the
remainder, 16 percent earned As, 23 percent
earned Cs and six percent earned Ds.
More ONLINE
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CHEMISTRY DISTINCTION: A survey by the
American Chemical Society places Hope among
the nation’s top producers of graduates with a
chemistry major.
The survey, published in Chemical and
Engineering News in August, found that more
students (55) graduated from Hope with a
chemistry major in 2009 than from any other
liberal arts college in the nation. Hope also
produced more chemistry majors than wellknown universities like Harvard, Princeton,
Stanford and Yale. Nationwide, only 46
institutions, all comprehensive universities,
produced more, including only the University
of Michigan in the college’s home state.
STUDY-ABROAD LEADER:
Hope has been recognized as
a pioneer in providing studyabroad experiences for students.
IES Abroad honored Hope
as one of the consortium’s
first 10 institutional members
during the organization’s
60th-anniversary celebration
in October. Hope became the
second member of IES Abroad
(formerly the Institute of
European Studies) when the
college joined the program in 1964.
The college’s engagement with IES Abroad
had actually started some eight years earlier, in
1956, when Dr. Paul Fried ’46 worked with the
program as he developed Hope’s popular Vienna
Summer School. IES’s first initiative in 1950 had
taken 23 students to Vienna for a year.
In commemoration of its anniversary, IES
Abroad also published a book that chronicles
the organization’s history. In citing Hope’s
involvement, the volume includes the cover of
the 1965 Vienna Summer School brochure as
an illustration.
MEDICAL SCHOOL ADVANTAGE: Hope
students who aspire to medical school have a
new advantage in addition to (and because of)
the college’s national reputation for excellence
in the natural and applied sciences.
Hope has joined the Early Assurance Program
of the Michigan State University College of
Human Medicine. In an agreement announced
in October, pre-medical students from Hope,
Aquinas College and Calvin College will have
an enhanced opportunity to attend the medical
school.
Up to eight admission slots per year will be
reserved for the combined three colleges, with
preference given to deserving students and
students interested in caring for underserved
populations. For the 2010 entering class, the
College of Human Medicine received more than
5,900 applicants for 200 seats available for firstyear students.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
RESTORATION ACCLAIMED:
The 2008-09 adaptive
restoration of Graves Hall
received recognition for
excellence twice in as many
months.
The Grand Valley
American Institute of Architects recognized the
project in the Historic Preservation/Adaptive
Reuse category of its 2010 Honor Awards
program on Saturday, Sept. 25. Graves was
named the area’s top historical-renovation
project in the 2010 Construction Awards
Program of the Western Michigan Chapter of
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. on
Tuesday, Oct. 26.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
JAZZ CD: The jazz program
has released a CD featuring
performances by two Hope
ensembles.
Suspending Judgement
includes nine tracks recorded
by the Jazz Arts Collective
and the Jazz Chamber
Ensemble I in 2008 and
2009. Several pieces were written by members
of the Hope community, including faculty
members Dr. Brian Coyle, Dr. Robert Hodson
’89 and Steve Talaga, and Michael Hobson ’09.
Copies are available for $10 at the HopeGeneva Bookstore, which can be visited online
at www.hope.edu/bookstore/ or called at (616)
395-7833 or 1-800-946-4673.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
FAMILY ANCHOR: Junior Carly Henkel of
Erie, Mich., has won the 2010 Family Anchors
Award presented by the Office of Alumni and
Parent Relations during Family Weekend on
Saturday, Nov. 6.
The award, sponsored by the Hope Fund, is
presented following an essay contest that provides
students with an opportunity to recognize
parents, step-parents, or guardians who have
been significant in their development. Henkel
wrote about her great-grandmother’s gentle way
of helping her approach mistakes patiently and
positively as an experience from which to learn.
The essay is available online.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc
HOPE IN PICTURES: Please visit the college
online to enjoy extensive photo
galleries organized by topic and
chronicling a variety of events
in the life of Hope. At right
is a moment from this year’s
Homecoming Weekend, which
ran Friday-Sunday, Oct. 22-24.
More ONLINE
www.hope.edu/pr/gallery
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Campus Profile
T
hey’re gifts that transform lives.
Endowed scholarships are about as direct
as it gets, making it possible for a specific
individual to become a student at Hope and
learn and grow into the future beyond.
The impact is incalculable. Every graduate
goes on to shape the lives of others, who in
turn touch still others, a continuum extending
and expanding in perpetuity.
The statistics convey a sense of the scale
at the beginning of the process. Some 60
percent of Hope students, more than 1,900
each year, receive financial assistance based
on need. A total of 90 percent of the students
at Hope, nearly 2,900, receive aid based on a
combination of need and merit.
The brief, illustrated profiles on these pages
provide just three examples of the difference
that such support makes. The chain, though,
starts before the first student receives any given
scholarship. It begins with the donor who
cared enough to establish it.
The scholarships endowed by alumni and
friends of the college represent the intersection
of the need being met and the interests and
experiences of the donors. Some are designated
for students pursuing specific careers, such as
education, medicine or the ministry. Some
are for students who are members of groups
traditionally underrepresented in higher
education, or who are from certain parts of
the country or abroad, or who are members of
the Reformed Church in America, the college’s
Senior Carmen Hirsch of Highmore, S.D., is an
exercise-science major who plans to go on to physical
therapy school and a career as a physical therapist. She
appreciates the opportunity that she’s found at Hope.
“The small class sizes allow you to get to know
your professors as well as your peers on a personal level,
and they get to know you, too,” she said. “Coming
from a small school, where I was one of 25 graduates,
Hope gives me a feeling of comfort, as it’s like the small
community where I came from, where everyone cares for
each other. With regards to my major, the kinesiology
department is very accommodating and we are lucky to
have a well-educated staff that only wants their students
to succeed.”
Hirsch notes that the scholarship that she has
received throughout her four years at Hope, through the
Charlotte A. “Chuckie” Mulder Scholarship Fund, has
made her time at the college possible. “I come from a
farming and ranching family from rural South Dakota, and
without the assistance of scholarships, I would not have
been able to attend Hope,” she said.
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Senior Christopher Jackson of
Keego Harbor, Mich., is an accounting and
business management major. He plans
to seek a position in marketing or human
resources after graduation, but longerterm hopes to become a self-employed
entrepreneur. He feels that Hope has
helped set him on his way.
“Hope has given me internship
opportunities within different companies to
establish relationships with people within
the company and prove my worth—what I
can bring to a particular company, based on
the education provided at Hope,” he said.
He’s also appreciated the character
of his experience. “Another important
aspect is that the Hope community strives
to establish relationships with those
investing time in their education,” he said.
“Relationships have been everything for me
and my experience at Hope.”
Jackson has been supported through
both the Max and Connie Boersma
Scholarship Fund and the Vern and Isla
Schipper Scholarship Fund. “This assistance
was especially important to me, because
otherwise the positives in life that are
coming into fruition would not have been
a possibility.”
parent denomination. Many are simply for any
student with financial need.
As diverse as the range is, the endowed
scholarships at Hope reflect one common
value: a priority placed on helping others
realize their dreams—inspired, quite often, by
the difference that others or Hope made to
them.
“Those who attend Hope College
are offered a great education experience.
Scholarship aid may make the difference from
a financial standpoint as to whether a student
can be part of that experience or not,” said
Dave Byrne ’90, who with his wife Rhonda
Boelkins ’90 Byrne established a scholarship to
encourage and increase diversity at Hope.
“Invariably, Hope graduates, whether as
part of their careers or otherwise, will be put in
a position of needing to work with or side-byside with people of other races,” Dave Byrne
said. “Interaction creates understanding, and
understanding reduces conflict, individually
and globally.”
Dave and Rhonda Byrne—who went on to
graduate school at the University of Michigan
and careers in law and social work respectively,
and now live in Fremont, Mich.--remembered
their own positive experience when making
the decision to support future generations of
students.
“We had such a great four years at Hope
that prepared us for graduate school and our
careers, and we wanted to help others to be a
part of a great institution,” Dave Byrne said.
“Our positive Hope experience is based on so
much more than academics, however. We both
grew in our Christian faith, created memories
and friends that have lasted 20 years, and
thoroughly enjoyed our time at Hope.”
Frank Kraai ’60 of Holland, Mich., who is
retired from a combined 45 years in teaching
and administration, established a fund for
deserving junior, senior or non-traditional
elementary education students pursuing
teaching in a public school system. His
perspective is informed not only by his 30
years in the West Ottawa School System, but
by the additional 15 years he spent at Hope
as a student teacher supervisor, educator and
mentor.
“It’s about the kids,” he said. “To work
with some of them—in my role, I got to know
them very well, very personally.”
“To meet these young people, it seems to
be a bigger thrill the older I get,” Kraai said.
“They’re creative and bright, and they’re going
to create a better world than we left them.”
Hope has added 66 endowed scholarships
within recent years, bringing the total number
of scholarships at the college, some endowed
and some not, to more than 600. It’s a
quantity the college is hoping to increase,
in keeping with the college’s overall goal of
helping students and building the endowment.
Tuition covers approximately 75 percent
of the cost of a Hope education, with the rest
provided by endowment and annual support.
When it comes to endowment, Hope ranks
second from the bottom among the 14 peer
liberal arts colleges with which the college is
comparable (and not infrequently competes
for students). The highest endowment in the
group in 2009 was $537 million, with Hope’s
endowment at $125 million. About 45 percent
of the annual income from the endowment
provides student financial aid, with the rest
supporting the academic program and general
college operations.
A strengthened endowment, bolstered in
particular by additional endowed scholarships,
will help reduce the college’s dependence on
tuition while at the same time enhancing
Hope’s affordability and helping make Hope
more competitive in attracting students.
The institution, after all, has much to
recommend it. Hope regularly ranks among
the top liberal arts colleges on multiple
measures, from the evaluation of independently
published college guides, to the number of
federal research grants received in the sciences,
to its accreditation in all four arts programs,
to its graduate school placement rates, to the
quality of its teacher-education program. And
the list goes on.
Such results reflect the college’s
commitment to wise stewardship—to make the
most of the resources entrusted to its care—and
to the excellence and dedication of the faculty
“We had such a great
four years at Hope that
prepared us for graduate
school and our careers,
and we wanted to help
others to be a part of a
great institution.”
– Dave Byrne ’90,
co-founder of scholarship with
wife Rhonda Boelkins ’90 Byrne
and staff. Hope professors are outstanding
scholars and teachers who are at Hope because
they believe in its mission, and care about their
students and do their utmost for them.
Those are the values from which all Hope
students benefit. And with more endowed
scholarships, more students will be able to do
so, and be changed themselves—and become
agents of change—through the college’s
combination of academic rigor, a vibrant
Christian dimension and high-quality cocurricular programs.
Junior Christopher Mattson of Muskegon, Mich.,
is majoring in biology and plans to become a physician.
He has valued his academic training—but he’s learned
through his time beyond the classroom as well.
“Hope College has had a tremendous impact on
the person that I am today. Here, I have experienced
a rigorous academic load which has challenged me
to aggressively engage my classes. I have also been
fortunate enough to be a member of the baseball team
here at Hope; the honor of competing as a studentathlete at this institution is wonderful,” he said. “The
relationships that I have developed here at Hope
College have made me a better person.”
He’s been supported by the Calvin ’37 and
Rachel VanderWerf Scholarship Fund. “Without the
scholarship assistance I received to attend Hope,
I simply would be unable to attend this amazing
institution,” he said. “When I applied to Hope as a
high school senior, I knew that my attendance here
would, at least in part, be dependent on the financial
aid offered to me. My sponsors have truly given me
a life-changing opportunity, one which I will do my
best to validate through my actions as a student, and
eventually as a physician.”
December 2010
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Campus Profile
By Greg Chandler
T
welve years had passed since Dr. Ernest
Cole fled his native Sierra Leone in the
wake of a bloody civil war.
When Dr. Cole, an assistant professor
of English at Hope, returned to the western
African nation in the summer of 2009,
he sought to document the experiences
of survivors who had arms, legs, or hands
amputated by anti-government rebels during
the decade-long civil war.
In sharing the stories of the amputee survivors of
Sierra Leone’s civil war, Dr. Ernest Cole hopes to
see new opportunities for their active involvement
in society—a crucial need not only for them as
individuals but in preventing further violence.
Such engagement can take many forms, such as
a popular soccer league that has even provided
opportunities for travel for the participants.
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So Dr. Cole went to “resettlement camps”
that had been set up outside the capital city,
where many of those survivors have been
relocated. With a small video camera in hand,
he captured the stories and living conditions
of about 50 survivors – including a former
customs officer who was attacked by rebels on
his way to work and had his arms cut off with
machetes. When the man’s son tried to stop
the attack, he was shot to death.
“I’d go back (after interviewing a survivor),
and I couldn’t sleep at night,” Dr. Cole said.
As Sierra Leone tries to get back on its feet
after the war, Dr. Cole is concerned that those
who lost limbs during the conflict are being
forgotten about by the government. Many are
dealing with both physical and emotional after
effects of their experience. Dr. Cole hopes by
sharing their stories, those survivors will not
only get the help they need, but also find a way
to reclaim their dignity and eventually, learn to
forgive what happened to them.
“Somebody has to do it, to go back to give
these people a voice,” Dr. Cole said. “We must
break the silence. These people must be given
back their voice.”
Ultimately, he hopes to see opportunities
for the amputees to become active participants
in society, a crucial need, he feels, not only for
them as individuals but in preventing further
violence.
“The message the attackers are inscribing
on the individual is that you are dependent,
you have no hope,” Dr. Cole said. “The
Dr. Ernest Cole’s concern for those maimed during the 1991-2002 civil war in his native Sierra Leone has
led him back to the country to help tell their story. His research project has provided a prime learning
opportunity for Hope students through the college’s emphasis on using new and emerging technologies
to enhance scholarship in the arts and humanities. Dr. Cole is pictured with senior Carl Dunker and junior
Kylen Blom reviewing footage he shot during his recent visit to the country.
amputee soon begins to see himself through
images of guilt, humiliation, anger, and before
you know it, revenge.”
“If they can be made functional again,
they can go back and provide for their families.
They’ll reclaim their dignity, they will reclaim
their humanity, and above all, they will be able
to forgive,” Dr. Cole said.
Dr. Cole’s work is part of a pilot project
at Hope in what is described as the “digital
humanities.” While Dr. Cole is putting together
materials for future courses at Hope based on
his Sierra Leone experience, five students at
the college are going through his video footage
and putting together a long-form documentary
and other multimedia presentations that can
be used to educate faculty and students alike. A
three-minute introductory video, using footage
from Dr. Cole’s visit, can be found on the
video-sharing website YouTube.
“It’s certainly made me much more aware
of human rights issues in Africa,” said Carl
Dunker, a Hope senior from Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., who is one of the students who have
spent countless hours editing interviews and
converting Dr. Cole’s videos into a digital
product. “I never realized how bad it was or
really what went on. It’s something you don’t
hear about on the news.”
Dr. Cole’s project is an example of the
kind of work Hope students will have an
opportunity to take part in through the
college’s new Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities.
“If they can be made
functional again, they can
go back and provide for
their families. They’ll
reclaim their dignity, they
will reclaim their humanity,
and above all, they will be
able to forgive.”
– Dr. Ernest Cole,
Assistant Professor of English
The program, which began this fall with
17 sophomore students, is designed to
deepen students’ scholarship in the arts
and humanities through collaborative,
interdisciplinary research projects and the
use of digital technologies, said Dr. William
Pannapacker, associate professor of English at
Hope and director of the Mellon program.
“This gives us an opportunity to formalize
research programs for students interested in the
arts and humanities,” Dr. Pannapacker said.
The program, which was established with
the help of a three-year, $200,000 grant from
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded
last year, will enable select Hope students to
develop research projects with faculty mentors,
with a particular emphasis on teaching students
how to use digital technologies for developing,
disseminating and preserving their work.
The Mellon Scholars Program begins in the
students’ sophomore year with a two-semester
interdisciplinary course that will emphasize the
development of traditional liberal arts skills,
such as collaborative research and scholarly
writing. In the second semester of the course,
the students are introduced to developing
digital skills such as producing podcasts and
editing videos. The goal, Dr. Pannapacker says,
is to open up opportunities for students to
share their research with larger audiences.
“There’s an understanding here at Hope
that the traditional liberal arts are foundational.
They don’t change,” Dr. Pannapacker said. “But
there are new technologies that have made
those traditional skills much more powerful
than they ever were before.”
Faculty from each of the departments
within the arts and humanities will help teach
the courses, with students choosing primary
and secondary disciplines from which to pursue
their research project. Students work with
faculty mentors on their research project in
their junior year, to be followed by a thesis in
their senior year, Dr. Pannapacker said.
While Dunker is not in the Mellon Scholars
Program, the double major in English and
philosophy says he can foresee the benefit of
students taking part in the program in the
future.
“We’re going to see a lot more use of
multimedia – videos, podcasting, blogging and
interactive Web sites – to present research to
the academic world,” he said.
Dr. Cole says the students who have
collaborated with him on the Sierra Leone
project are gaining valuable experiences that
will serve them well after graduation.
“Hope is committed to training students as
global citizens,” he said. “If (students) are going
to be global citizens, they must be exposed to
different cultures. There must be an encounter
with differences.”
Dr. Cole, who is also writing a book
based on his Sierra Leone experiences last
year and again this past summer, says he
wants to provide educational materials and
learning opportunities to give Hope students
an opportunity to explore various issues in a
global context.
“I think projects of this nature are crucial
to this kind of discourse, of one’s humanity, of
one’s perception of life, of one’s obligation as a
Christian, of one’s relationship to his Maker,”
Dr. Cole said.
Already, the work Dr. Cole and the Hope
students have put in on this project is making
an impact. At Hope Church, in Holland, Mich.,
church members raised $7,000 in assistance for
survivors after hearing a presentation by Dr.
Cole and seeing the video. The presentation
was coordinated by Dr. David Klooster,
professor of English and department chairman.
About $1,500 has already been used to pay for
tuition, books, supplies and uniforms for 20
children now living in the resettlement camps,
Dr. Cole said.
December 2010
9
Campus Profile
T
he years and miles melted away as the
members of the Delta Phi sorority took
time to celebrate.
Representing some eight decades,
nearly 250 alumnae joined the sorority’s 59
actives during Homecoming Weekend to
commemorate the group’s 100th anniversary.
Their lives and experiences spanned
generations, and many of the particulars of
campus life and the world had changed since
the days the eldest was a student, but as they
gathered for their two-day reunion, they could
also appreciate how much they shared—and
how much that meant.
“It was wonderful to see women reconnect
with old friends as well as meet new friends
through this experience,” said Ellen Tanis
The chance for alumnae and current students
to connect and share experiences was a major
highlight of the anniversary reception and literary
meeting held on Homecoming Friday. Above, Ruth
DeGraaf ’50 Dirkse talks with senior Claire Wulf
of Upper Arlington, Ohio.
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’90 Awad, who is director of student life and
Greek life at Hope as well as a Delta Phi alumna
herself.
“What stands out to me is that although
times have changed, hundreds of women
through the decades have made lifelong friends
and memories because of their involvement
in Delta Phi,” she said. “Reciting the Delta
Phi Creed and singing our song together as a
multi-generational group was unifying—very
meaningful.”
The activities began with a reception and
literary meeting that included reflections by
graduates from the 1940s through 1990s, with
a video prepared by the actives to showcase
the sorority’s life in the present. Senior
Lyndsey Vanderveld of Wood Dale, Ill., who
as the sorority’s vice president coordinated
the current students’ involvement in the
celebration, enjoyed the way that the bonds
transcended the differences.
“I think it’s cool that you have that
immediate connection with someone,”
Vanderveld said. “Even if you haven’t met
before, you have a lot in common.”
“They all knew the same traditions,” she
said.
The Friday-Saturday, Oct. 22-23, gathering
was felicitously timed. Delta Phi had begun in
the very month a century before, in October
1910.
Delta Phi is the fifth Greek organization
at Hope to have passed the century mark.
The Fraternal Society was established at
Union College in 1834, before Hope was even
founded, and brought to Hope by the Rev.
Philip Phelps Jr., the college’s first president;
the Cosmopolitan fraternity began in 1890; the
Sigma Sigma sorority began in 1905; and the
Knickerbocker Fraternity began in 1909.
The friendships and opportunities to become
involved were also important considerations to
Haleigh Heneveld ’08, who since graduation has
found the lessons that she learned in Delta Phi
to be a valuable complement to her academic
program as she pursues a career in nursing. “I
learned a lot about time management and
splitting my time between classes and sorority
life, and being involved in a leadership role when
I was a member,” she said.
Her positive experiences with the group
and the enduring friendships she formed made
participating in the reunion planning in the
months before Homecoming a natural step.
“It’s exciting to celebrate 100 years,” Heneveld
said. “I think it’s a real accomplishment.”
The process only deepened her
appreciation for the sorority, as she worked
with alumnae from across the years as well as
with the current students.
“I’ve enjoyed hearing their stories and
really knowing that it’s not just the years I was
at Hope College,” Heneveld said. “It’s much
more than that.”
The organization predates most of the
campus. Only four buildings have existed
longer: Van Vleck Hall (1858), the President’s
Home (1892), Graves Hall (1894) and Voorhees
Hall (1907).
Voorhees played a particularly important
role in the life of the sorority for many years.
Constructed as a residence hall for female
“What stands out to me
is that although times
have changed, hundreds
of women through the
decades have made
lifelong friends and
memories because of their
involvement in Delta Phi.”
– Ellen Tanis ‘90 Awad,
director of student life and
Greek life and Delta Phi alumna
The Delta Phi sorority’s 100th anniversary,
celebrated during Homecoming Weekend,
provided alumnae representing seven decades
and current students an opportunity to reflect on
friendships made, lessons learned and traditions
held in common even as times have changed.
students, the building served as Delta Phi’s
home for decades. Several of the college’s
sororities had rooms set aside on the basement
level as meeting space.
The sorority moved to its current quarters,
the Delta Phi cottage located just west of
Kollen Hall in the central campus, in 1980.
The house—originally a private home before
the college acquired it and started using it as
student housing some years before—was at the
time the first sorority living unit on campus,
although multiple other sororities now have oncampus houses, as do several of the fraternities.
Dee Freyling ’51 Hertel, Marjorie Dykema
’53 Visscher and Bette Brewer ’55 Visscher
all spoke easily together as they attended the
reunion reception. Their days at the college
and in the sorority created bonds that have
lasted more than 50 years.
“My very best friends are from Hope
College,” Hertel said.
“We’ve always kept in contact,” Bette Visscher
said. “We were in each other’s weddings.”
“We’ve always kept up through Christmas
and anniversaries and occasions like that,”
Marjorie Visscher noted.
The close friendships Vanderveld observed
among current actives were an important
consideration when she made the decision
to join the sorority after transferring to Hope
as a sophomore. She’s also appreciated that
Delta Phi’s members reflect a broad range of
interests—majors across the curriculum, a
variety of co-curricular activities—with the
sorority correspondingly providing a way of
connecting with a wide assortment of students.
“You get to become friends with people
that you never would have thought you’d meet
beforehand,” she said. Similarly, she said,
graduation years drop away within the group as
well. “Seniors and freshmen can be best friends.”
Vanderveld was no less motivated by the
sorority’s emphasis—shared throughout the
college’s Greek community—on leadership
and service opportunities. In addition to being
vice president this semester, she’s been Delta
Phi’s chaplain and “intra-sorority” coordinator,
planning events for the group. She values
the sorority’s work raising support for and
awareness of cancer prevention through its
“Pink Day” activities and the college-wide
Relay for Life; the group’s active involvement
in Dance Marathon on behalf of Helen DeVos
Children’s Hospital; and participation in events
such as Holland Rotary’s fund-raising 5K run.
“The sorority is fun and social, but you do
make a difference in the community and you can
extend yourself out to help others,” she said.
Sophomores Brianna Burking of Indianapolis,
Ind., and Jacqueline Bos of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
enjoy spending time with the sorority’s history
via scrapbooks displayed during the Homecoming
Alumni Tailgate picnic at Smallenburg Park
immediately before Saturday’s football game.
December 2010
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Alumni Profile
By Chris Lewis ’09
F
or Emily Blauw ’06, Valentine’s Day 2001
will always stand out as a moment in
which her life changed forever.
Dance Marathon with its emphasis on helping
children was of central importance to Emily Blauw
’06 during her student days—her involvement a
harbinger of her focus as a professional. She is
pictured during the 2006 Dance Marathon with
Hannah Schmidt. Readers with especially good
memories may recognize the photo as the cover of
the April 2007 issue of News from Hope College,
which focused on Hope students’ commitment to
service and the lessons that result.
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At first, the day appeared to be much like
any other. After singing with her high school
choir throughout the day, she was excited to be
able to drive home and see her family.
However, although the spring season was
in the horizon, yet another Michigan winter
storm had blanketed the roads with freshly
fallen snow. Her car approached a large sheet
of black ice.
Suddenly, she lost control of her vehicle as
it slid across the ice and crashed into a tree.
In that instant, everything was different.
While recovering from the life-threatening
accident, Blauw learned that she had sustained
a variety of injuries, ranging from a collapsed
lung and a fractured pelvis to a lacerated liver
and a broken vertebra.
Most damaging was that her spinal cord
had been severed. She had become paralyzed
from the chest down.
Although many people might have reacted
in a negative manner had they faced the
same challenge, Blauw has truly been able to
recuperate from the accident and utilize her past
experiences while helping other disabled victims
throughout the state heal from injuries and
proceed to once again lead happy, healthy lives.
“I have learned there are so many people
that have different ailments, disabilities,
struggles, and pain in this world, but we each
have unique gifts from God to be able to care
for one another and help each other through
life,” she said.
Her recovery following her accident first
brought her to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
Hospital, located in Grand Rapids, where
she participated in an intensive five-monthlong, inpatient therapy program, as well as
an outpatient program that continued for an
additional three months.
Paralyzed in an automobile accident while in
high school, Emily Blauw ’06 participated in
inpatient and outpatient therapy at Mary Free
Bed Rehabilitation Hospital for several months.
Now she is a member of the hospital’s staff, her
experiences helping inform her work as a speech
pathologist as she assists adults and children who
are recovering from accidents or illnesses.
Throughout her rehabilitation, she was
determined to achieve many of the same
life goals that she had prior to the accident.
Although she missed the remainder of her
junior year of high school, she returned
to West Ottawa for her senior year and
graduated with her peers and friends – an
accomplishment that motivated her to pursue
further goals.
Prior to graduating, Blauw had set her
sights on colleges and universities throughout
the state, but none of them attracted her
attention quite like Hope. Not only was her
father, the Rev. David Blauw ’77, an alumnus,
but she also appreciated the size, community,
and reputation of the college.
“Hope was always in my mind as a place
where I might like to attend, due to the
college’s Christian atmosphere, small class
sizes, and quality academics,” she said.
While she was still attending high school,
Blauw had considered pursuing a future career
in speech therapy after babysitting the children
of a speech pathologist for an extensive period
of time. During her rehabilitation at Mary Free
Bed, and witnessing first-hand the ways in
which speech therapists positively impact other
peoples’ lives, including hers, she was even
more determined.
During her collegiate career, she was
interested in pursuing extracurricular activities
that would not only prepare her for the future,
but also lead her to service and community
enrichment opportunities. For Blauw, no other
“If you start focusing on
others rather than yourself,
life is more fulfilling. We
all need help from each
other to live in this world –
we can’t do it alone.”
– Emily Blauw ‘06,
Ms. Wheelchair Michigan
Hope tradition was dearer to her than the
annual Dance Marathon – an event that raises
thousands of dollars each year for the Helen
DeVos Children’s Hospital.
As a member and director of the
marathon’s family relations committee, she
developed a strong passion for helping ill
children and their families due to her own
health conditions.
“I could relate to them and I wanted
to support them. Now, in hindsight, those
children and their families were helping me just
as much as I was helping them,” she said. “The
Dance Marathon kids gave me a reason to look
outside myself and my own health problems
and to focus more energy on others and that
was, in turn, healing for me.”
Consequently, Blauw was even more
inspired to serve others while fully utilizing the
knowledge she had attained after her accident.
In addition to Dance Marathon, she became
involved in campus events such as the Relay for
Life, and served the community through the
special education ministries at Holland’s Third
Reformed Church.
As she reflects on her past collegiate
experiences, Blauw is pleased with her decisions.
“Hope was a very caring community
of faculty and students. The professors and
student support staff really are there to help
every student succeed academically and in life,”
she said. “After attending other universities
upon receiving my bachelor’s degree, I have
realized just how unique Hope is. The college
does not only provide a quality education to
students, but its community helps all students,
even those with disabilities, succeed.”
After graduating from Hope with a
psychology major, Blauw obtained a Master of
Arts degree in speech-language pathology from
Western Michigan University.
Ironically, this past January, Blauw was
well-rewarded for her years of hard work and
dedication to the speech pathology field as she
was offered a position at Mary Free Bed--the
same hospital that first helped her recover more
than nine years ago.
On a daily basis, Blauw works with children
and adults at the hospital as she strives to help
them improve their speech and to progress
towards the lives they were leading before their
accidents or illnesses. It’s a way of living out
values that are a central part of her life.
“If you start focusing on others rather than
yourself, life is more fulfilling. We all need
help from each other to live in this world — we
can’t do it alone,” she said. “Just as the nurses
and therapists helped me regain life after being
paralyzed, I now strive to do the same for
others. Every day I try to offer encouragement,
compensatory healing, and compassion to the
people I meet.”
Blauw’s outlook and achievements helped
lead to recognition earlier this year as Ms.
Wheelchair Michigan. Although she was honored
by the recognition, she was even more pleased
by the opportunity to become a spokesperson
for the disabled community. Since March, she
has attended local schools, visited rehabilitation
hospitals, and met with community leaders while
promoting her platform, “Empowering Children
with Disabilities.”
“My goal is to educate children with
disabilities, families with disabled children, and
the community at large that disabled children
need to be included in schools and sports and
encouraged to pursue goals of higher education,
careers, and families as they grow,” she said.
As she prepares for the future as a
spokesperson, speech pathologist, and servant
to others, she is reminded just how precious life
is and how quickly everything can change.
“We must all be motivated to live life to
the fullest,” she said. “Each day I strive to never
take anything for granted.”
Crowned Ms. Wheelchair Michigan this past
spring, Emily Blauw ’06 has valued the opportunity
that the role has provided to promote her platform
“Empowering Children with Disabilities.” During
the national pageant in August, she won the
“Business Professional Award” (she is pictured
with the event’s masters of ceremonies, Dave
Schembri, director and CEO of The Vehicle
Production Group, which has developed the MV-1,
a vehicle designed with wheelchair users in mind). Photo courtesy of Emily Blauw ’06.
December 2010
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Faculty Profile
By Greg Chandler
D
r. Fred Johnson was in the third grade,
attending school in the Philippines
where his father was stationed in the United
States Air Force, when he discovered his
passion for history.
Students have rewarded Dr. Fred Johnson’s
engaging approach to teaching with honors
including the Faculty Appreciation Award, selection
as the Commencement speaker and the Hope
Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award.
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He asked his parents for books dealing
with the history of the Air Force, the rise and
fall of Adolf Hitler, the Battle of Britain and 30
Seconds Over Tokyo – the story of the 1942 raid
on Japan led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle.
“It just got worse as I got older,” quipped
Dr. Johnson, an associate professor of history at
Hope whose scholarly interests range from U.S.
foreign policy in Africa, to the role of railroads
in the Confederacy during the Civil War, to the
late rapper Tupac Shakur.
As a teacher at Hope, Dr. Johnson has
taught courses ranging from the Civil War to
Modern European History. Acclaimed for his
work in the classroom, he hopes to connect
his students with the human dimension of
the past, to see the events about which they’re
learning as a living process, and to envision
their own place in the stories to come.
In his Modern European class, for example,
he has his students visit nearby Pilgrim Home
Cemetery, to study the monuments and
gravestones of those who lived in Holland
many years ago. He has them note the birth
and death dates on the monuments.
“I tell (the students) that every last one of
those folks used to be just like them, walking
around on the earth. They had dreams,
passions, desires and ideas about the future.
“The great story is what you do between
birth and death. That’s when history is
written,” Dr. Johnson said.
In a U.S. history class, he has his students
simulate the February 1861 Peace Conference
held in Washington, D.C., where northern and
southern delegates argued about slavery and
other issues in a last attempt to prevent the
outbreak of civil war.
“The students usually come away (from
the simulation) with a lot more respect for
the elected officials and leaders of that time,
A moment during “U.S. History to 1877.” Dr. Fred Johnson of the history faculty hopes to connect his
students with the human dimension of the past, to see the events about which they’re learning as a living
process, and to envision their own place in the stories to come.
that they didn’t slide willy-nilly into war,” Dr.
Johnson said.
Students value his engaging approach.
During Homecoming in 2002, they presented
him with the Faculty Appreciation Award. In
2003, the graduating class chose him to deliver
the Commencement address. Two years later,
he was voted the recipient of the prestigious
H.O.P.E. (Hope Outstanding Professor
Educator) Award by that year’s senior class.
“The great story is what
you do between birth and
death. That’s when history
is written.”
– Dr. Fred Johnson,
Associate Professor of History
This past February, he was the featured
speaker in Hope’s “Last Lecture Series,” organized
by the college’s Mortar Board honorary society.
His talk, titled “Let It Not Be In Vain,” focused
on the implications of the life and death of Jesus
Christ for the choices people make.
“Christ did His part for me on the cross.
Now, my obligation for His sacrifice is to not let
it be in vain. By that, I mean I owe Him service
to others. The work He did for me, I am now
charged to do for others,” Dr. Johnson said.
Dr. Johnson’s path to becoming one
of Hope’s most popular professors was not
without challenges.
At 15, he was severely beaten by police
officers in Prince George’s County, Md., who
had raided a block party he was attending.
“It was definitely a sign of the times,
the kind of thing that often happened in a
southern black community,” Dr. Johnson said.
While such an incident might provoke
many to anger, he used it to further fuel his
interest in history. He began reading about
Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who
became a major figure in the abolitionist
movement.
“What I learned, as a student of history,
was to ask ‘Why are we doing this?’” Dr.
Johnson said.
A few years later, Dr. Johnson’s dreams
of going to the U.S. Naval Academy and
becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when
he discovered he had a sickle-cell blood trait
that disqualified him from flight school. He
instead completed his undergraduate degree at
Bowie State College, after which he became a
communications and electronics officer in the
Marines, serving on active duty for four years
and another eight years as a reservist.
After his discharge from the military,
Dr. Johnson worked for several companies,
including Packard Electric of GM in Warren,
Ohio (near Cleveland), Contel – Page
Communications in Fairfax, Virginia, and
Aircraft Braking Systems (formerly Goodyear
Aerospace) in Akron, Ohio.
While in Ohio, Dr. Johnson completed
his master’s degree, and later his doctorate, in
history at Kent State University. It was there that
he crossed paths with Dr. Robert Swierenga, at
the time a history professor at KSU, who served
on his dissertation committee and recommended
that he look at Hope, and Hope at him.
“He was a Christian, he was a very good
teacher and he seemed to have an interest in
teaching more than research and writing,” said Dr.
Swierenga, now a research professor at the A.C.
Van Raalte Institute on the Hope campus. “He
simply is a very fine gentleman, he had high moral
standards, and I knew he would fit in at Hope.”
Dr. Johnson is active in the community
and as a scholar and author in addition to his
deep commitment to his students.
He serves on the boards of a variety
of community organizations, including
the Holland Area Arts Council, Holland
Historical Trust, Latin – Americans United
for Progress, and Disabilities Action Network
Lakeshore. He is a facilitator for the Institute
of Healing Racism sponsored by the Holland
Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a past
member of the Holland City Human Relations
Commission. He was a faculty representative
to the college’s Board of Trustees from 2006
through earlier this year.
He has been recognized repeatedly for his
ability as a public speaker. In 2006, he was
Division champion and second place winner in
District 62 for the Toastmasters International
Speech Contest. In 2007, 2008 and earlier this
year he won the District 62 championship
and advanced to the semifinal rounds of the
International Speech Competition.
In 2008, Dr. Johnson entered the political
arena, running as a Democrat in Michigan’s
Second Congressional District against
incumbent Rep. Peter Hoekstra ’75. He received
nearly 120,000 votes, the most ever by a
Democratic candidate in the heavily-Republican
district. He ran again this fall in the Second
District, receiving 32 percent of the vote.
He has written three novels: Bittersweet
(2002), A Man Finds His Way (2003) and
Other Men’s Wives (2005). He contributed
a chapter to the book The United States and
West Africa: Interactions and Relations (2008),
and is currently writing America’s Blind Spot:
U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa, 1945 - present.
In January, he and New York-based author
Tayannah Lee McQuillar published Tupac
Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon,
a book that examined the controversial rapper
who was shot to death in 1996.
Dr. Johnson takes seriously the challenge
of making the most of his time, of living his
story in the same way in which he encourages
his students to live theirs.
“All you get to leave behind is your story,”
he said. “You need to carefully manage how
you write it.”
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Campus Profile
I
t won’t come as a surprise, to anyone who
knows Hope, that in the college’s fundraising Phonathon, the process matters just as
much as the outcome.
That’s not to say that the outcome,
generating annual operational support for
Hope, isn’t crucial. Along the way, though, it’s
done with an emphasis on people, relationships
and—above all—the students who are the entire
reason that the college even exists.
Four nights a week and Saturday mornings
across the entire academic year, teams of those
students spend time calling alumni, parents
and friends of the college who have not yet
made a gift to the Hope Fund, which supports
Hope on a day-to-day basis. While those
conversations always involve a polite request
for a donation, the students especially value
the opportunity to connect with others in the
Hope family—many of whom have been where
they are, and are where they’re going.
“I enjoy talking to the alumni—hearing
stories of how they met their spouses, talking
about their major or minor, and talking about
what they experienced at Hope and all the
similarities that we have,” said senior Kristen
Garrison of Batavia, Ill., who’s worked with the
program since her freshman year.
A political science major, Garrison has
appreciated the chance to compare notes with
alumni who had classes with many of the same
professors with whom she is studying now.
She has also found those she’s called generous
in their interest in her.
“I enjoy talking to the
alumni—hearing stories of
how they met their spouses,
talking about their major
or minor, and talking about
what they experienced at
Hope and all the similarities
that we have.”
– Kristen Garrison ‘11
of Batavia, Ill., Phonathon caller
“A lot of them are willing to help with
my future goals, with contacts or whatever
assistance they can give,” said Garrison,
who is interested in foreign policy and U.S.
international relations.
Students enjoy the Phonathon experience
so much that most, like Garrison, come back
year after year. When spots do open up (the
program can handle up to 31 students), it’s
generally due to graduation.
Sophomore Joe Soderberg of Glen Ellyn,
Ill., is new to calling this year, having snagged
one of the six slots available in August. At
first, he admits, the idea of calling someone
he didn’t know—and, in the end, requesting
a donation—was a bit intimidating, but it’s
an affirmation of the good character of the
Hope family that he has found that those he is
calling make it easy. “You’re talking to some
pretty nice people,” he said.
Interested in public accounting, he’s
appreciated the reassurances he’s received from
those with whom he’s spoken.
“They say it’s a great career,” he said. “And
I’ve heard good things as far as the job market
is concerned.”
The students aren’t the only ones
who enjoy the conversations. Notes often
accompany the donations that come to Hope
Missed our call? Please consider taking the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Hope students through support of the Hope Fund.
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Joe
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as a result of the Phonathon. “I love getting
a phone call from a Hope student. It reminds
me of all the neat people I met there, who are
still friends to this day,” one shared recently.
“What a lovely young woman who contacted
us. She should go far,” said another.
Emily Donahue ’09 can appreciate the
Phonathon from both perspectives. She enjoys
receiving calls as an alumna now, just as she
enjoyed making those calls herself as a junior
and senior.
“It was a fantastic experience,” she said. “I
think that being able to connect with alumni
and graduates of all years was beneficial for
me in appreciating my experience and also
understanding where people are going.”
Donahue notes that she initially signed on
because, as a communication major, she saw
the program as an opportunity to hone her
interpersonal skills. “The experience through
the Hope Fund Phonathon gives you the ability
to gain that phone etiquette that you can only
get through practice,” she notes.
It happens that the Phonathon also
informed her career direction. She is currently
working at the Naper Settlement Museum in
Illinois and pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit management.
“Having that experience in college kind
of turned me on to the whole concept of
development and fund-raising,” Donahue
said. “It’s been one of the puzzle pieces in me
finding where I want to be.”
In addition to enjoying their time as
callers, the students also take the responsibility
seriously, recognizing the importance of
what they’re doing. To enable the college to
stay on budget, the Hope Fund is seeking $3
million this year, to which the Phonathon will
contribute $1.25 million.
The figures aren’t arbitrary. Tuition covers
about 75 percent of the cost of keeping Hope
running each year, with the remainder paid by
income from the college’s endowment (a story
about which also appears in this issue) and the
Hope Fund.
The Hope Fund provides unrestricted
operational support that benefits every Hope
student—and literally helps pay for everything.
It contributes financial aid; keeps the
laboratories stocked, the computers running,
the classrooms heated and the sidewalks
shoveled; underwrites health, counseling
and career services; assists in bringing worldrenowned artists, authors, musicians and
lecturers to campus; and more, and more.
“We know our alumni give because they
value a liberal arts education, they love Hope
College and they love helping students,” said
Abby Madison ‘86 Reeg, who is director of
the Hope Fund—and who, it happens, was
a Phonathon caller herself as a student. “If
people want to help students, giving to the
Hope Fund is a great way to do it.”
Reeg encourages alumni, parents and
friends of the college not to be dissuaded
if they’re not in a position to make a large
gift. Every contribution makes a difference
in absolute terms, combining with similar
donations from others, but also, significantly,
makes a difference as a statement. She notes
that grant-making agencies and guides like U.S.
News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges
consider alumni giving—the percentage
who support the institution, not the dollar
amount—in their own evaluations of colleges
and universities. The reasoning goes something
like this: if those who attended don’t think
highly enough of their experience to support
the school, why should anyone else support or
recommend it?
It’s never too late to start—or too early.
The Phonathon students themselves develop a
uniquely informed perspective. They are not
only living the Hope experience, but have an
opportunity to see what it takes to provide it,
and to help.
“It makes me more appreciative of not only
the alumni but the school for doing this—for
seeking the money on behalf of students,”
Soderberg said.
“It’s nice to feel that I’m contributing to
the college and the campus,” Garrison said.
“I’m contributing to it while I’m still here,
through raising funds for the Hope Fund.”
“We know our alumni give
because they value a liberal
arts education, they love
Hope College and they love
helping students. If people
want to help students,
giving to the Hope Fund is
a great way to do it.”
– Abby Madison ‘86 Reeg,
director of the Hope Fund
“Whenever my friends ask what my job
is, I try to explain exactly what it is I do,”
she said. “Because the Phonathon goes into
everything, including my scholarship, so I’m
really grateful.”
An envelope is included with this feature for the convenience of those interested in making a gift, either before or after the end of the 2010 tax year.
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Campus News
Depth
T
his year’s Nykerk theme also applied aptly to the event itself.
Built around “Depth: Live Deeply, Stand Strong, Be Your
Favorite Song,” the 2010 Nykerk Cup competition was buoyed
by the greatest participation in two decades, maybe even since
the annual contest for freshman and sophomore women in
song, plays and oration began in 1936.
Some 260 students, most swelling the ranks of the song
sections, took part in this year’s installment, held on Saturday,
Nov. 6. The enthusiasm for being a part of the evening, which
the freshman Class of 2014 won, carried over to attendance
as well, with the Family Weekend audience of parents,
grandparents, siblings and hundreds of fellow students
filling the storied Civic Center nigh to bursting.
So voluminous was the crowd that there wasn’t even
any space for the two classes to come together for the
traditional “meeting in the middle” afterward—which isn’t
to say that the culminating signifier of Nykerk’s emphasis
on friendly rivalry was ignored. Instead, the essential
Nykerk moment moved on to a follow-up party already
scheduled in the DeWitt Center Kletz later in the evening.
Scenes from the much-in-demand Nykerk 2010. Clockwise from near right:
members of the sophomore song section prepare before the event; the
freshman play, “Scooby Doo and the Haunted Orientation”; the sophomore
song section performs a choral review from The Wizard of Oz; the sophomore
play, “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite”; the freshman and sophomore orators,
left-to-right, Jordan Ippolito and Zoann Wissner; freshman song creates a
light-up lion-cub while singing “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” from The Lion
King; celebrating the freshman win.
For a gallery of more than 60 images, please visit the college online.
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December
April 2010
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Fall Sports Roundup
Reaching
for the
H
ope athletic teams begin their
respective seasons with specific goals
the athletes and coaches aspire to attain. The
ultimate goal is the opportunity to play in postseason NCAA championships.
Athletes in four of Hope’s eight fall sports
teams had that opportunity. Teams in men’s
soccer and volleyball gained automatic berths
in the NCAA Division III tournaments as
representatives of the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA). Runners in
women’s and men’s cross country ran with the
nation’s elite after qualifying at the Great Lakes
Regional, which Hope hosted.
Bratschie earlier were named to the All-MIAA
first team.
Top
The regular-season race toward the
Commissioner’s Cup of the MIAA is once
again a showdown between two rivals. The
Cup’s standings are determined by the best
cumulative finishes in the league’s 18 sports for
men and women. Through the fall, Calvin has a
four-point lead over defending champion Hope.
Soccer
An amazing second-half run of seven
consecutive victories pulled the Flying
Dutchmen from the middle of the standings
to the top as MIAA men’s soccer co-champions
with rival Calvin. Two of Hope’s regular-season
Cross Country
Allowing less than one goal a game, junior
goalkeeper Logan Neil was voted the MIAA’s most
valuable player.
victories were over Calvin. The team’s MIAA
championship-clinching win was the 200th
in league play under coach Steven Smith, who
became just the third coach in the 40-year
history of MIAA soccer to reach that milestone.
The Flying Dutchmen, who finished with a 136-2 record, lost 1-0 to North Park, Ill., in the
first round of the NCAA tournament.
Junior goalkeeper Logan Neil of Holland,
Mich., was voted the MIAA’s most valuable
player. He was joined on the All-MIAA first
team by senior mid-fielder Shaun Groetsema
of Augusta, Mich., and junior back David
Whitaker of Vicksburg, Mich.
Logan Neil and his father, Hope’s men’s
basketball coach Matt Neil ’82, have the
distinction of being the first father-son Hope
athletes to receive All-MIAA MVP honors.
Matt was selected the MIAA’s most valuable
basketball player his senior season.
The Flying Dutch finished seventh in the
MIAA women’s soccer standings and posted
an overall 6-9-3 record. Senior Courtney Cook
of Grand Rapids, Mich., was voted to the AllMIAA team for the third time in her career. A
season highlight was marking the 100th victory
over nine years under coach Leigh Sears.
Senior Jacie Fiedler of Richmond, Ill.,
was named a second-team Division III AllAmerican by the American Volleyball Coaches
Association. Teammates Greer Bratschie, a
sophomore setter from East Grand Rapids,
Mich., and Cassidy Bulthuis, a senior outside
hitter from Nunica, Mich., received honorable
mention All-America recognition. Fiedler and
The Flying Dutch qualified as team for the NCAA cross country championships.
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Senior Jacie Fiedler was named a Division III
volleyball All-American.
Golf
Senior Chris Ansel of Zeeland, Mich.,
maintained a tradition of golf excellence at
Hope by winning MIAA medalist honors. The
Flying Dutchmen finished third in the team
standings, while Ansel topped all players with
a seasonal average of 72.5 strokes over eight
tournaments. He was joined on the All-MIAA
squad by junior teammate Nick Campbell of
Saline, Mich., who was a first-team honoree
for the second time. Ansel’s medalist honors
marked the 12th time in the last 13 years that a
Hope golfer has led the MIAA field.
For the third consecutive year, the Flying
Dutch finished third in the seasonal MIAA
women’s golf standings.
Football
Volleyball
Nationally ranked throughout the season,
the Flying Dutch posted two victories over rival
Calvin late in the season to gain a conference
co-championship and a berth in the NCAA
tournament for the third consecutive year. The
Flying Dutch, who finished with a 27-4 record,
advanced to the second round of the playoffs
before bowing.
For the first time in more than 20 years,
Hope was host to nearly 500 runners for
the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional.
The home course was to the liking of Hope’s
athletes. The Flying Dutch qualified as a team
for the national championships for the first
time in 12 years, while the Flying Dutchmen
advanced a runner to the finals for the third
time in five years.
The Flying Dutch finished 19th in a field of
32 women’s teams at the championship meet.
Hope finishers among the 279 runners were
junior Kelly Luftkin of Houghton, Mich, 69th;
sophomore Taylor Mattarella of Traverse City,
Mich., 80th; junior Karlyn Sikma of Grand
Rapids, Mich., 100th; sophomore Sharon Hecker
of Grandville, Mich., 103rd; freshman Camille
Borst of Allendale, Mich., 110th; senior Emily
Fischer of Naperville, Ill., 138th; and junior Kate
Nelson of Williamston, Mich., 178th. Junior
Nate Love of Midland, Mich. was 61st in the field
of 279 runners in the men’s championship.
Fischer, Hecker, Mattarella, Love and
Luftkin received All-MIAA first team honors.
Junior Nate Love raced to a spot in the NCAA cross
country championships.
The Flying Dutchmen were .500 in
conference games, but for the third consecutive
year finished with a 3-7 overall record.
Four players received All-MIAA first-team
honors for a second consecutive year: senior
wide receiver Kyle Dietrich of Gobles, Mich.;
junior offensive tackle Josh Droppers of
Kalamazoo, Mich.; senior linebacker Zach Jones
of Three Rivers, Mich.; and senior defensive
back Kyle Warren of Grandville, Mich.
Dietrich, who set a Hope career record for
pass reception yardage, and Jones, the MIAA’s
leading tackler as a junior and senior, were
invited to play in post-season Division III allstar football games.
Senior Chris Ansel maintained a Hope tradition as
the MIAA’s golf medalist.
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Faculty Profile
Putting
Students
First
I
t’s an indication of Jon Huisken’s
approachability that the student doesn’t
hesitate.
Huisken, who is dean for academic services
and registrar and an adjunct associate professor
of English, is finishing lunch in the Kletz when
a student passing by stops and asks if he can
visit him later and work through something
related to his records. In response, there’s no
“call my office and schedule an appointment,”
no “see someone on my staff.” Instead, by the
end of their friendly exchange they’ve simply
set a time a couple afternoons hence, the tone
of the conversation suggesting that whatever
the issue is, they’ll resolve it.
Two lessons emerge. First: the Kletz seems
to be a pretty good place to get things done,
a crossroads that provides a handy way to
connect with people as they travel through
the busyness of the day. Second, and more
significant: Huisken is always ready to help,
and students know it.
“The operating principle
that I’ve always had is to be
flexible, to be reasonable,
but at the same time to
have integrity.”
– Jon Huisken
Dean for Academic Services
and Registrar
As he anticipates his retirement at the end
of the school year, Huisken notes that he’ll
most miss the chance to interact with students
and assist them as they complete their degree
requirements. Across his more than four
decades at Hope, it’s been his goal to make
working with his office—which maintains
students’ records and certifies when they’ve
earned graduation—a positive experience, one
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As a new staff member in 1969, Jon Huisken had the opportunity to develop the registrar’s office—official
keeper of students’ academic records—nearly from scratch. He has made a priority of being of service to
students as they travel through Hope en route to graduation, an approach that has made him and the office
destinations that inspire, appropriately, hope when they need help.
that helps rather than hinders or terrifies.
“If there’s any kind of a stamp that I’ve
put on this place, it’s to serve students, to keep
them out of bureaucratic messes,” he said. “The
operating principle that I’ve always had is to be
flexible, to be reasonable, but at the same time
to have integrity in protecting the Hope degree.”
When Huisken joined the staff in 1969, the
newly computerizing records office was managed
by the director of the computer center, who very
clearly needed help with the work load.
Huisken, who had graduated from Calvin
College in 1965, had been teaching middle
school and junior high school, but was
interested in working in higher education
when the opportunity arose to come to Hope
as assistant registrar. He became registrar a year
later, and in 1989, to reflect the way that his
responsibilities had grown, he was promoted to
dean for academic services and registrar.
Among other duties, in addition to
handling student records, his office runs
course registration (now conducted online),
coordinates academic advising, and oversees
the Academic Support Center, FOCUS and
SOAR programs, and Great Lakes Colleges
Association Philadelphia Center, with Huisken
additionally serving as the college’s official
contact with the Immigration Service. To stay
in touch with what faculty experience, he’s also
been teaching the college’s business writing
course, and for several years had taught at
Davenport College as well.
Hope students expressed their appreciation
for him in 1987, when the graduating class
presented him with a special award for service
during that year’s Commencement ceremony.
In addition, he received the “Provost’s Award
for Service to the Academic Program” in 2004.
Huisken doesn’t like being in the spotlight.
He stresses that the work his office does is a
team effort.
“I’ve been blessed with a very competent,
hard-working staff over the years, from the
time I came here to the time I’m going to
leave,” he said.
Correspondingly, he notes, the college
and its students will be well served after he
retires. His successor, Carol DeJong, has been a
member of the staff since 1988 and is currently
associate registrar.
Huisken’s work has had an effect on not
only thousands of Hope alumni, but on his
immediate family as well. Wife Joanne, who
retired from a career in elementary education
this past spring, completed an additional
degree at Hope in 2004. All four of their
daughters are also alumnae: Amy Huisken
’86 Praestgaard, Shelley Huisken ’88 Spencer,
Jana Huisken ’94 and Jennifer Huisken ’96
LaPointe. In retirement, he and Joanne plan to
spend more time with their children and five
grandchildren, as well as at the family cottage
near Ludington and catching the Cubs during
spring training.
[Editor’s Note: News from Hope College
had previously profiled Jon Huisken in August
1995. That story, written by Eva Dean Folkert
’83, a former member of the registrar’s office staff
and now assistant professor of kinesiology and codirector of athletics, is as engaging now as it was
then, and so we have made it available online as
an additional celebration of Jon’s time at Hope.]
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Alumni News
F
or colleges across the country, fall is a time
full of energy, excitement and activity. This is
especially true at Hope. In the classroom, students
and professors are past the “getting to know you”
stage and on to the gritty work of research projects,
papers, discussions and exams. In residence halls,
relationships grow deeper as students from around
the world dine, study, talk and otherwise live life
together. On stages, fields, studios and athletic
courts, extra-curricular activity abounds with
multiple events taking place every day and night.
There are many fall traditions at Hope that we
eagerly
anticipate each year. Two of the largest,
Scott Travis ’06
Homecoming
and Family Weekend, were recent
Director of Alumni and
highlights
on
the
college’s autumn schedule.
Parent Relations
On Friday-Sunday, Oct. 22-24, the Alumni
Association welcomed alumni back to campus for Homecoming. The
feeling on campus was one of high energy as students and alumni
interacted at a variety of events on-campus and around Holland. I am
often asked how many alumni “come home” for this weekend. My
answer is always ambiguous. While hundreds connect formally at
brunches, class reunions and tailgates, I am always amazed at how many
informal reunions take place at athletic events, coffee shops or during
walks through campus with a classmate and friend.
Just two weeks after Homecoming, Hope welcomed another
important group of people to campus: the families of current Hope
students. Highlights of the weekend included a Nykerk Cup victory for
the Class of 2014 (see page 18), the President’s Breakfast, Parent Seminars
and time spent with sons and daughters.
Personally, as I look back at a fall full of activity, I am reminded of
the many Hope alumni, parents and friends that I have had the privilege
of working with as they connect with the college and with each other.
From freshmen to Fifty-Year Circle, I am constantly humbled by the
talented and dedicated people that make up the Hope community.
I also look forward to seeing many more of you at winter and spring
events to come. After all, another season is upon us and The Rivalry,
Winter Happening and Alumni Weekend are just around the corner!
Above, Scott welcomes alumni to a special Homecoming H-Club Luncheon on
Saturday, Oct. 23, that honored those “Called to Coach.” A complete list of
upcoming events is always available online at www.hope.edu/alumni/events.
Window
to Hope’s
History
The Holland Civic Center was already the long-established home for the Nykerk
Cup competition when this song section photo was taken in the 1960s. The
hairstyles and fashions have changed, but the scene might otherwise much be
the same today, more than 40 years later. Nykerk has taken place in five locations
in its 76-year history, most of the relocations occurring in the first decade as the
occasion grew: Carnegie Gymnasium (1936-39); the Woman’s Literary Club
(1940-44); the Holland High School auditorium (1945-55); the Holland Civic
Center (1956-2007, and 2009-10); and Central Wesleyan Church (2008). (This
image from the Hope College Collection of the Joint Archives of Holland isn’t
dated. If a News from Hope College reader recognizes the moment—perhaps
from having been a part of it—please send a note to alumni@hope.edu and we’ll
pass along the information.)
Alumni Board of Directors
Officers
Bob Bieri ’83, President, Holland, Mich.
Lisa Bos ’97, Vice President, Washington, D.C.
Kat Nichols ’99 Campbell, Secretary, Greensboro, N.C.
Board Members
Anita Van Engen ’98 Bateman, San Antonio, Texas
Andrea Converse ’12, Lowell, Mich.
David Daubenspeck ’74, Oceanside, Calif.
Lori Visscher ’83 Droppers, Maitland, Fla.
Brian Gibbs ’84, Bad Homburg, Germany
Gene Haulenbeek ’72, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Thomas Henderson ’70, Dayton, Ohio
Thomas Kyros ’89, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Colleen Leikert ’10 Laskowski, Redmond, Wash.
Michael McCarthy ’85, Weston, Mass.
James McFarlin III ’74, Decatur, Ill.
Nancy Clair ’78 Otterstrom, Bethel, Conn.
Elias Sanchez ’78, Hinsdale, Ill.
Janice Day ’87 Suhajda, Rochester Hills, Mich.
Carol Schakel ’68 Troost, Scotia, N.Y.
Mark VanGenderen ’90, Weston, Fla.
Lois Tornga ’56 Veldman, Okemos, Mich.
Arlene Arends ’64 Waldorf, Buena Vista, Colo.
Colton Wright ’11, Tecumseh, Mich.
Liaisons
Scott Travis ’06, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Beth Timmer ’00 Szczerowksi, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Class Notes
Table of Contents
24 Class Notes: 1940s - 1960s
25 Class Notes: 1960s - 1980s
26 Class Notes: 1980s - 1990s
27 Class Notes: 1990s - 2000s
28 2010s - New Arrivals
29 Advanced Degrees, Deaths
Please accept our invitation to visit the Alumni Office
on the internet: www.hope.edu/alumni
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Class Notes
News and information for class notes,
marriages, advanced degrees and
deaths are compiled for News from
Hope College by Julie Rawlings ’83
Huisingh. In addition to featuring
information provided directly by
alumni, this section includes news
compiled from a variety of public
sources and shared here to enhance
its service as a way of keeping the
members of the Hope family up to
date about each other.
News should be mailed to:
Alumni News; Hope College Public
Relations; 141 E. 12th St.; PO Box
9000; Holland, MI 49422-9000.
Internet users may send to alumni@
hope.edu or submit information via
myHope at www.hope.edu/alumni.
All submissions received by the
Public Relations Office by Tuesday,
Nov. 2, have been included in this
issue. Because of the lead time required
by this publication’s production
schedule, submissions received after
that date (with the exception of
obituary notices) have been held for
the next issue, the deadline for which
is Tuesday, March 1.
40s
Elsie Piersma ’43 Weeber of
Holland, Mich., celebrated her 90th
birthday in October.
Marvin Kragt ’49 of Grandview,
Wash., and his wife have completed
their fourth mission trip to Ravnogor,
Bulgaria.
50s
Jerry Groters ’51 of Zeeland, Mich.,
was featured in the Holland Sentinel
regarding his unblemished record as
a football coach in 1960 when he was
coaching the Zeeland High School
football team. He was the last coach
to have a perfect record. He was in
attendance to cheer on the current
Zeeland Chix, who had a 9-0 season.
L. James Harvey ’52 of Caledonia,
Mich., was the keynote speaker at the
Turning the Page Expo, for seniors on
Thursday, Sept. 30, at Calvary Church
in Grand Rapids. He discussed Run
Thru the Tape, which is the title of his
newest book.
Robert T. Hamilton ’55 of
Glenwood, Iowa, received a lifetime
membership in the Who’s Who
organization this fall.
Mary Alice Ferguson ’57 Ritsema
of Saugatuck, Mich., has been inducted
into the Holland Township Parks &
Recreation hall of fame for her work as
the township’s recreation director.
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The following alumni and
current students participated
in the Hope College Critical
Issues Symposium, held on
Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 5-6:
Deb Weiss ’75 Sturtevant,
Tracy Ore ’84, Heather
Blauwkamp ’91 Winia,
Rebecca Rasdall ’03,
Lauren Janes ’04, Kyle
Morrison ’04, Kristen
Post ’07 Livingston, Noah
Livingston ’07 and current
student Lindsey Boeve ’12.
More about the symposium,
including biographical
sketches of the speakers is
available online.
Everett Nienhuis ’58 of Carlsbad,
Calif., has written a novel titled The
Plaque. His inspiration comes from
the crash of a SAC B-52 bomber near
Charlevoix, Mich., in January of 1971.
The story weaves real and fictional
events and characters, the plot
unfolding as terrorists in the present
day seek either to recover an unarmed
nuclear bomb from the crash site or
use spent fuel rods from a nearby
decommissioned nuclear power plant
to craft a bomb.
Calvin Bosman ’59 of Grand Haven,
Mich., will be retiring in January 2011.
He is the circuit court judge for the
state of Michigan.
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Daryl Siedentop ’60 of Westerville,
Ohio, spoke at Hope on Friday, Oct.
22, during Homecoming Weekend,
presenting the address “Implementing
the National Plan for Physical Activity
in America’s Schools” to the college’s
kinesiology majors. A professor
emeritus at The Ohio State University,
he was in charge of developing the
national plan for increasing physical
activity in the education component
for America’s youth.
Arthur Bilyeu ’61 of Gainesville,
Ga., implemented and directed a
residential treatment program in New
York, after which he was recruited to
Georgia to develop and implement
a series of day treatment centers for
seriously disturbed children. He
developed a preschool program and a
model program for seriously disturbed
adolescents. These programs are still
currently in place in the Georgia state
school system. He served as state
director of special education for the
state of Georgia while maintaining
a private family therapy practice.
He has spent 20 years as a financial
advisor for Edward Jones and is
currently perfecting the “Art” of
retirement. During his retirement he
has played double bass for 10 years in
the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra,
a professional auditioned orchestra;
has scuba dived; and has reacquainted
himself with hunting.
Evelyn Hollander ’61 Bosman of
Grand Haven, Mich., is working parttime in private practice as a marriage
and family therapist.
Terry Hofmeyer ’61 of Holland,
Mich., has joined the Ottagan
Addictions Recovery board of directors.
Connie Kregar ’61 Scott of
Burlington, Vt., has served as a
docent for 13 years at the Ethan Allen
Homestead. She received national
honors for writing music for the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Adina Yonan ’61 Van Buren of
Westmont, Ill., is the docent for the
Chicago Architecture Foundation and
leads tours in French and English.
Wallace Van Buren ’61 of
RuthAnn Sjolin ’68 Reynen
and Steve Reynen ’68 are on
a six-month motorcycle journey
riding their BMWs from their
home in De Pere, Wis., to South
America. Upon reaching Ushuaia,
Argentina, they will take a cruise
to Antarctica, spending New
Year’s Day there; they will have
then visited all seven continents,
six of them by motorcycle.
RuthAnn, a retired high school
English teacher, and Steve, a
retired corporate pilot, have
been riding motorcycles since
1971, when they completed their
Peace Corps service in Kenya,
East Africa and rode a motorcycle
across Africa. Their traveling
companions on this trip are Jean
Westmont, Ill., was the commissioner
for the Northeastern Illinois Planning
Commission and is currently the
commissioner for Westmont Planning
and Zoning and is the trustee - vice
president of the Downers Grove
Sanitary District.
David Wilkin ’61 of Wooster, Ohio,
is singing in a chorus again, for the
first time since graduation from Hope.
He is also researching the Frenchspeaking people who came to this
country in the 19th century.
Barbara Wood ’61 of Benicia, Calif.,
reports that she was a volunteer for 25
years with the National Ski Patrol in
Heavenly, Lake Tahoe. She is currently
serving on the Solano County bicycle
advisory committee and is also an
elder in her church.
Susan Mooy ’64 Cherup of Holland,
Mich., served as a oration judge for
the college’s 76th annual Nykerk Cup
Competition at the Holland Civic
Center on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Robert Mackay ’64 of Stevensville,
Mich., received the distinguished
service award from the Michigan
Credit Union League. He was the CEO
of Berrien Teachers Credit Union (now
Honor Credit Union).
Graham Duryee ’66 of Douglas,
Mich., is the managing broker for
Greenridge Realty for the Holland and
Hamilton offices.
Daniel Koop ’66 of Plano, Texas,
will retire in March after 37 years as
regional sales manager for Urschel Inc.
He also plays on an award-winning
Senior Olympic basketball team, which
has gone to the national tournament
five times.
Allen Miedema ’66 of Raleigh, N.C.,
retired in September 2007 after seven
years as vice president for the Health,
Social & Economic Research unit at
RTI International. He currently is a
and Ross Copas from Tweed,
Ontario, with whom they spent
nine weeks in India and Nepal in
the fall of 2008 touring on Royal
Enfield motorcycles. More about
their trip is available online at
www.bikesbordersandbergs.
blogspot.com
senior consulting economist with ARM
Associates, primarily in energy and
resource economics, and residential
property owner and manager.
Bruce Oosterhouse ’66 of Rockford,
Mich., has retired from a career in
education. He still is coaching baseball
at Kenowa Hills High School and
volunteers in the community and at
church.
Teunisje Velthuizen ’66 of South
Bend, Ind., became a board certified
chaplain with the Association of
Professional Chaplains in 2007. He
has been the chaplain at Memorial
Hospital since 1996 and has served as
the ecumenical officer for the Diocese
of Northern Indiana (Episcopal) since
2000.
David Weddle ’66 of Woodland
Park, Colo., published a new book,
Miracles: Wonder and Meaning in World
Religions, this past July.
Hudson Soo ’68 and his wife flew
from Hong Kong to New York City to
meet up with classmate Pamela Roden
’68 Moore to renew old acquaintances.
They were on their way to take a cruise
ship to see the glorious autumn of New
England. Last May they also cruised
the Rhine River and saw the Passion
Play in Oberammergau, Germany.
Gerald Van Wieren ’71 of Grant,
Mich., has been singing in the Great
Lakes Chorus, a barbershop-style a
cappella group, for two years.
Carolyn Borgert ’74 of Covington,
Ky., recently participated in the
Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games
(WEG) at the Kentucky Horse Park,
as the chief of fence judges, stopping
stewards, communicators and interior
crossing guards. She was in charge of
210 volunteers for the eventing cross
country portion of the competition.
She was also asked to participate in the
closing ceremony. This is the first time
that the WEG has been in the USA.
Eight equestrian disciplines competed
at the WEG.
Mark Williams ’75 of Reading,
Mich., retired from 35 years with
the local 4-H programs. He was the
extension director and current natural
resource and conservation educator.
Eugene Sutton ’76 of Washington,
D.C., is the Bishop of the Diocese of
Maryland in the Episcopal Church,
where he leads initiatives in urban
education, environmental awareness
and contemplative spirituality.
Nationally, he co-convenes the
Presbyterian-Episcopal Ecumenical
Dialogue, exploring common mission
opportunities between the Reformed
and Anglican bodies.
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Judith Sikkema ’71 Holesinger
of Fulton, Ill., reports that she is an
active volunteer at the Red Cross DAT,
Education committee windmill cultural
center and is also a volunteer miller.
Elizabeth Maassen ’71 Piel of
Venice, Fla., is currently working with
Child Protection Center in Sarasota
County. She is the case coordinator
for supervised visitation.
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William Buhro ’80 of Saint Louis,
Mo., in October received the St. Louis
Award, presented to an individual
who has made outstanding
contributions to the chemistry
profession. He is the George E. Pake
Professor in Arts and Sciences and
is the chair of the department of
Pamela Leestma ’75 teaches
second grade at Valley Christian
Elementary School in Bellflower,
Calif. This summer she was
awarded the first 2010 Excellence
in Teaching Award established
by the NASA office of the chief
information officer. She was
presented with the award at
the NASA IT Summit 2010 in
Washington, D.C. The Excellence
in Teaching Award recognizes
K-12 educators for the innovative
use of technology within their
curriculum. She was honored
for her “coast to coast,” teamteaching approach using NASA
educational resources and
innovative use of technology
within the school’s curriculum.
chemistry at Washington University
in St. Louis and is a fellow of the
American Chemical Society.
Taylor Holbrook ’80 of
Hopewell Junction, N.Y., spoke
at Northwestern College’s chapel
service in November through the
Ronald Nelson Scholars and Artist in
Residence program, which seeks to
inspire students with scholarship that
reflects a vision of peace and justice.
He is currently the lead pastor at
Hopewell Reformed Church in New
York.
Lois Lema ’80 of Keansburg, N.J.,
recently wrote and published Tater
Takes a Trip, about a rescued basset
hound’s journey. It is available and
the money benefits basset hound
rescue.
Barbara Tacoma ’81 DePree
of Douglas, Mich., received
The way she utilizes technology
for teaching will be posted on
the NASA education website.
(She is pictured at right with
fifth grade teacher Neme
Alperstein of New York City and
NASA administrator Charles
Bolden; Photo Credit: NASA/Bill
Ingalls)
her master’s degree (please see
“Advanced Degrees”) and founded
MiddlesexMD, an informational
website for women over 40.
Richard Lupkes ’81 is the vice
president and private banker with J.P.
Morgan’s private wealth management
area. He lives in Ann Arbor with his
wife, Lisa and children, Brendan (12),
Cameron (seven) and Sydney (seven).
Mark Holmes ’83 of Galesburg,
Ill., was the guest juror for this year’s
annual fall juried student art show at
Hope. He is an associate professor of
art at Knox College.
Jim Behrenwald ’85 of Clarksville,
Mich., is the new head coach for the
Lakewood High School football team.
Jennifer Heitman ’85 Gamblin
received her teaching license in 2009
and teaches first grade in Louisville,
Colo.
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Dimnent Heritage Society in the last year. Membership in the Dimnent
Heritage Society is offered to alumni and friends who enter into a
planned giving arrangement with the college such as a charitable gift
annuity, charitable trust, estate plan provision or naming Hope as a
beneficiary of life insurance, IRA or other qualified plan.
Please let us help you create your Hope College legacy and help
ensure that Hope will continue to provide an exceptional education
in a vibrantly Christian environment.
From left: Jack Siebers ’63, Mary Sagendorf
’65 Siebers, Petey Faber, Ken Faber ’58, John
Blom ’63, Sharon Cady ’63 Blom, Jennifer
Steeby ’91 Ruiter, John A. Ruiter ’91.
For more information contact:
John A. Ruiter, J.D.
Dir. of Planned Giving
Voice: (616)395-7779
E-Mail: ruiter@hope.edu
www.hope.edu/advancement
December 2010
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David Lidgard ’85 of Hudsonville,
Mich., is the head coach for the
Hudsonville football team.
Kimberly Larson ’85 Mulder of
North Muskegon, Mich., has worked at
Mercy Hospital for 25 years as an R.N.
David Nelson ’85 of Beulah, Mich.,
and his wife will be returning to
Mozambique and Swaziland to care
for orphans, and to plan and dream
with other missionaries and concerned
Christians about how to keep the
nation of Swaziland from dying.
Mark Rebhan ’85 of Farmington
Hills, Mich., has been named senior
vice president, account planning
by Digitas, a full-service advertising
agency in Detroit, Mich.
Susan Herman ’85 Toering of
Jenison, Mich., and her husband
adopted Stacie Meng in August 2005
and Zachary Eli in October 2007, both
from China. They now are blessed
with five children.
Wendy Vander Hart ’85 of
Arlington, Mass., is serving as
associate conference minister for
the Massachusetts Conference
of the United Church of Christ.
She celebrated her fifth wedding
anniversary with her spouse, Joanne
Paul, in October.
Karen Becker ’86 Bos of Holland,
Duane Dede ’84 of
Gainsville, Fla., presented
“Critical Issues in Sports
Related Concussion” at Hope
on Monday, Nov. 8. He is a
clinical professor in clinical
and health psychology at the
University of Florida Health
Science Center at Gainesville.
He also serves the center as codirector of the Mild Traumatic
Brain Injury Clinic, directing
clinical and research efforts
around mild traumatic brain
injury with the focus of the
interdisciplinary team. He is
the author and co-author of
numerous articles published in
refereed publications and has
made many presentations at
professional conferences.
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News From Hope College
Mich., served as a song judge for the
college’s 76th annual Nykerk Cup
Competition at the Holland Civic
Center on Saturday, Nov. 6.
James Hop ’86 of Midland,
Mich., is currently in his second
full year as assistant professor and
department chair for entrepreneurship
at Northwood University in
Midland, Mich. In addition to his
responsibilities at Northwood, he
is a shareholder and president of
MedAudit Services, Inc, a medical cost
containment company.
Steve Majerle ’86 of Belmont, Mich.,
was inducted into the Basketball
Coaches Association of Michigan
Hall of Fame. He is the coach for the
Rockford boys basketball team.
Mark DeWitt ’87 of Hudsonville,
Mich., placed third in age division
and 18th out of 194 cyclists overall
in Le Tour de Donut race at Klackle
Orchards on Saturday, Sept. 25.
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Diana Slama ’90 Fox of South Euclid,
Ohio, is a research assistant at Case
Western Reserve University, working on
a study of children who were prenatally
exposed to cocaine. She will be
completing her master’s degree at Case.
Amy DeVries ’90 Ritsema of
Zeeland, Mich., competed in the
Chicago Marathon in October to raise
money for World Vision.
Patrick Dalton ’91 of Rockford,
Mich., has become a shareholder of
Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance
Agency Inc.
William Teichert ’91 of Chicago,
Ill., is a librarian at Chicago Public
Library.
Seth Weeldreyer ’91 of Marshall,
Mich., was installed as the new
pastor at First Presbyterian Church in
Kalamazoo.
Julie Artinian ’93 of Tecumseh,
Mich., has her own practice as an
independent mental health practitioner,
working with children and adults.
Chad Warmington ’93 of Edmond,
Okla., has joined the State Chamber
of Oklahoma as the executive vice
president.
James Beckering ’94 of Petoskey,
Mich., is the new Boyne City High
School art teacher.
Scott Crawford ’95 of St. Louis,
Mo., is the associate director of the
office of undergraduate admissions
at Washington University, where he
has worked since 1999. His position
includes travel within the United
States and internationally to recruit
prospective students. In April, he
completed a six-city trip visiting
schools in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul.
He met with students in California,
Oregon and Washington in October.
Eric Foster ’95 of Grand Rapids,
Mich., is the new director of The
Angola Balloons Aloft event in
Angola, Ind., and in September
he won the 20th annual RE/
MAX of Midland, Mich.,
festival. In addition, this fall he
was a member of the support
team for U.S. balloonist Paul
Petrehn, who was one of the
six Americans that qualified for
the 2010 World Hot Air Balloon
Championship that took place
in Debrecen, Hungary on Oct.
2-10. Jeff continues to work at
Hope as associate director of
computing and information
technology.
Jeff Pestun ’96 of Zeeland,
Mich., earned four wins in
ballooning competition this
year, and is currently ninth
in the Balloon Federation of
America’s national ranking. In
May, he won the 2010 Balloon
Federation of America Great
Lakes Regional Championship
in Frankenmuth, Mich., which
involved the top pilots from
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
and Wisconsin, and (during the
same event) the 2010 Balloon
Federation of America Michigan
State Championship. In July,
he placed first at the inaugural
Imagine Fund, a private scholarship
organization.
Cheryl Kreinbring ’95 of Wayland,
Mass., reports that in September she
completed the Pumpkinman Half Iron
triathlon, swimming 1.2 miles, cycling
56 miles and rowing 13.1 miles in
South Berwick, Maine. It was her 16th
triathlon and the largest total distance
(70.3 miles).
Kathleen Dominiak ’95 Treasure
of Schererville, Ind., is the dance
director at the Academy for the
Performing Arts in Hammond, Ind.
She teaches and choreographs theater
productions and APA Dance Ensemble.
She serves as a choreographer for
Valparaiso University and is the
artistic director of Generations Dance
Theatre, a multigenerational dance
troupe. She also served as a play judge
for the college’s 76th annual Nykerk
Cup Competition at the Holland Civic
Center on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Nathan Kronwetter ’96 of
Providence, R.I., is the men’s assistant
soccer coach for Bryant University in
Smithfield, R.I.
Robert Lunn ’96 of Holland, Mich.,
performed several original pieces
during his faculty guitar recital at Lake
Michigan College in October.
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Heidi Van Wieren ’96 of Iowa City,
Iowa, teaches painting and drawing
at University of Iowa, and had a show
this summer titled New Work at Roy
Boyd Gallery in Chicago, Ill.
Tammy Clark ’98 of Holland,
Mich., is part of a ensemble called
Amici Trio, which recently played
at First Reformed Church. She also
teaches orchestra and instrumental
music at Black River Public School
and maintains a private violin studio.
She is assistant concertmaster of the
Holland Symphony Orchestra and has
played for 14 years with the Westshore
Symphony.
Robert J. Elliott ’98 of Fennville,
Mich., is a pastry chef at Bit of Swiss
Bakery in Stevensville.
Kathryn Wing ’98 Sundararajan
works with her husband to support
the creation and distribution of audio
Bibles in India, splitting their time
between India and United States.
Rebecca Blom ’99 Dawson of
Byron Center, recently completed her
master’s degree (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and is the school counselor
at Hudsonville High School.
Noah Haiduc-Dale ’99 was named
assistant professor of history at
Waynesburg University. He will teach
Western civilization and Middle East
history.
Jill Donehoo ’99 Landes of
Holland, Mich., served as a song judge
for the college’s 76th annual Nykerk
Cup Competition at the Holland Civic
Center on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Josh Schicker ’99 of Holland,
Mich., performed at Lemonjello’s in
September. He is the training program
coordinator at Gazelle Sports.
Andrew Zwyghuizen ’99 recently
completed his residency in plastic
surgery at the University of Michigan
and accepted a position as an assistant
professor of plastic surgery with the
Michigan State University department
of surgery. He now resides in East
Lansing with his wife, Carrie, and their
16-month-old son, Evan.
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Anne Cochran ’00 Armstrong of
Howell, Mich., is the new assistant
principal at West Ottawa High School.
Betsy Gibbs ’00 of Grand Haven,
Mich., served as a song judge for the
college’s 76th annual Nykerk Cup
Competition at the Holland Civic
Center on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Ross Howell ’00 of Mount Pleasant,
Mich., is the owner of Mount Pleasant
Music Studio. He started School
of Rock in 2006 to give students a
tangible reward for their hours of
training.
Curtis Kesler ’00 and Gretchen
Lemmen ’00 Kesler have relocated
to Midland, Mich., after spending
three years in Lake Jackson, Texas.
Lucas Smith ’00 of Garner, N.C., was
recently promoted to team leader of
the Carolinas for Swank Audio Visuals
LLC. He now oversees all operations in
both North and South Carolina.
Anna Jonkman ’08 of
Grand Rapids, Mich., brought
unique experience to helping
students in the college’s
“Composition II” dance
class as they developed a
work with a military theme
for this semester’s studentchoreographed dance concerts.
She was newly returned
from serving in Iraq in the
1073rd Support Maintenance
Company as a specialist with
the Michigan Army National
Guard. During a visit to
Ryan Bass ’01 of Evansville, Ind.,
has joined the St. Mary’s emergency
department as a physician.
James Raseman ’01 of Plainwell,
Mich., completed his first marathon,
the Metro Health Grand Rapids
Marathon, on Sunday, Oct. 17.
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campus on Wednesday, Oct. 13,
the former Hope dance major
helped the students with their
marching and to understand
other aspects of military
protocol, and also shared
some of her experiences while
serving overseas. She joined
the National Guard for six years
during her senior year at Hope.
With her deployment ended,
she plans to pursue a master’s
degree in dance and ultimately
hopes to teach at the college
level.
Lindsay Maharg ’02 Bitzer of
Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is the new
middle and high school counselor at
Unionville-Sebewaing area schools.
Jeremy Hoekstra ’02 of Grand
Rapids, Mich., made his debut musical
performance at Lemonjello’s in
September. He is the music leader
for contemporary worship at First
Evangelical Covenant Church in
Grand Rapids.
Christopher Meyer ’02 of Holland,
Mich., is part of an ensemble called
Amici Trio, which recently played
at First Reformed Church. He also
teaches orchestra at West Ottawa
High School and Macatawa Bay
Middle School, and is a member of the
Holland Symphony.
Joshua Silvis ’02 recently attained
the professional designation of
Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)
from the National Association of
Independent Insurance Agents. He
works as an agent in the commercial
insurance department at Shoreline
Insurance Agency in Muskegon, Mich.
Jennifer Walvoord ’02 of Holland,
Mich., performed in October for the
Tuesday Musicale 100th anniversary in
Grand Haven.
Jason Kehrer ’03 of Holland, Mich.,
spoke at the Keystone Community
Bank breakfast series at Western
Michigan University. He is the chief
problem solver at the Image Group
and discussed Leveraging Social Media
for Business.
Andrew Mullenix ’03 of Seattle,
Wash., qualified in June at Ironman
Coeur d’Alene to race in October’s
Ironman World Championship in
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i. He finished
December 2010
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with his best time yet, 9:00:21, and
joyfully accepted his third-place agegroup award. The time also landed
him eighth amateur and 50th overall.
This was his eighth Ironman, and
third time competing at the world
championships.
Joshua Ruch ’03 is a fellow in
hematology/oncology at the University
of Michigan Health System. He and his
wife, Sara Kouchnerkavich ’03 Ruch,
moved to Ann Arbor in June.
Jennifer Price ’04 of Kennesaw, Ga.,
has been inducted into the Lakeview
High School athletic hall of fame.
Dan Vagle ’04 of Chicago, Ill.,
received his MBA (please see “Advanced
Degrees”) and was promoted to business
analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.
David Boersma ’05 has joined
DeOlivera Twigg Eubanks Creative as a
design manager, in Denver, Colo.
Michael Cortez ’05 recently received
his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from
Cornell, and is now working on postdoctoral research in the department
of biology at Georgia Institute of
Technology.
Kelley Hutchins ’05 of Livonia,
Mich., recently completed her D.O.
(please see “Advanced Degrees”) and
has started her residency in medicine/
pediatrics at Louisiana State University.
Stephanie McCann ’05 of Lansing,
Mich., recently completed her MSW
(please see “Advanced Degrees”) and is
the domestic foster care case manager
for the Lutheran Social Services of
Michigan.
Andrew Wells ’05 of Ada,
Okla., recently received Iowa
State University’s graduate college
research excellence award (please
see “Advanced Degrees”) and is an
assistant professor of mathematics at
East Central University.
Daniel Zomerlei ’06 of Hudsonville,
Mich., recently completed his M.Div.
and M.S. (please see “Advanced
Degrees”). He is now a Ph.D. student
and a graduate teaching assistant at
Michigan State University, and is an
intern at the MSU Couples and Family
Clinic.
Bethany Gleason ’08 of Denver,
Colo., is the adventure education
teacher for the Cherry Creek School
District.
Meghan Moore ’08 of New York,
N.Y., performed a graduate recital with
works by Poulenc, Schubert, Barber
& Granados (please see “Advanced
Degrees”). She is continuing to
perform in the city and takes lessons
and studies privately with Catherine
Malfitano.
Nicholas Zendler ’08 of Flint, Mich.,
won the Grand Rapids Marathon in
October.
Marjorie McBride ’09 of Sparta,
Mich., recently completed her MSW
(please see “Advanced Degrees”) and
is working with the Dwelling Place,
a not-for-profit which helps the
homeless and addiction-affected in
Grand Rapids.
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News From Hope College
Luke Pinkerton ’97 Receives Award
It’s a given at Hope that
everything is a learning
opportunity, even if it’s not
apparent at the time.
When newly arrived
freshman Luke Pinkerton ’97
was whisked off by his new
swimming teammates in 1993
for an introduction that, to put
it mildly, made it clear that
he was joining a fun-loving
group, he didn’t realize that
his journey in Hope athletics
would prove in many ways as
useful as his academic work in
engineering-physics. For even
as the members of the team
took time to enjoy themselves,
they never lost sight of their
purpose: to be the best.
“The important message
that I learned from the swim
team was: despite how crazy
they were, they had a vision,”
he said.
“In business it’s the same
thing,” Pinkerton said. “It’s the
only way to keep growing and
improving—is to focus on that
vision and to do everything you
can to get there.”
Pinkerton reflected on the
experience while receiving
the Alumni Association’s
Young Alumni Award during
Homecoming Weekend on
Saturday, Oct. 23. He was
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Caroline DeNooyer ’10 of
Kalamazoo, Mich., has joined STAP,
a local advertising agency that
specializes in strategic marketing, as an
account coordinator.
Austin Stauffer ’10 of Holland,
Mich., is currently an interim minister
of senior high youth and young adults
at Fellowship Reformed Church of
Holland.
Michelle Zeitter ’10 VanderVelde
of Grand Rapids, Mich., is employed at
Spectrum Hospital in the Meijer Heart
Center as a nurse and is continuing her
education at Michigan State University
for her Ph.D. in nursing research.
Marriages
Gerry Frazier ’76 and Lori Hanf,
July 30, 2010, Richboro, Pa.
William Teichert ’91 and Insook
Kang, Aug. 11, 2010, Chicago, Ill.
Luke Pinkerton ’97
honored as the president and
chief technology officer of Ann
Arbor, Mich.-based Polytorx,
which he co-founded in 2003.
Polytorx manufactures Helix, a
twisted steel reinforcement that
is mixed with concrete to provide
superior strength and resistance to
cracking, faster installation times
and lower costs than traditional
materials such as rebar. Helix is
sold in more than 30 countries for
virtually all uses of concrete.
Pinkerton majored in
engineering-physics at Hope.
After graduation he pursued a
master’s degree in civil structural
engineering at the University of
Michigan, where he was part of
a research team that developed
Kathleen Dominiak ’95 and Justin
Treasure, June, 2009.
C. Jonathan Bosman ’98 and
Amy Noel Mullen, Sept. 3, 2010,
Charleston, S.C.
Amanda Pryor ’99 and Andrew
Vidor, June 5, 2010, Traverse City,
Mich.
Michael Zuidema ’00 and
Katherine Nagengast, Aug. 7, 2010,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Benjamin Fedak ’03 and Anna Pillot
’09, Oct. 23, 2010, State College, Pa.
Tiffany Drendall ’04 and Kevin
Brown, May 1, 2010, Sanibel, Fla.
Daniel Zomerlei ’06 and Heather
Tamminga, Aug. 6, 2010.
Kari Luenberger ’07 and Ben
Nelessen, July 10, 2010.
Cassandra Rae Peterson ’07 and
Gregory Loveland, June 26, 2010.
Anna Wadsworth ’07 and Jeff
Matarese, Jan. 2, 2010, East Greenbush,
N.Y.
Tim Paver ’08 and Miriam Head
’09, Dec. 19, 2009, Ham Lake, Minn.
Julia Defoe ’09 and Tyler DeVos,
July 24, 2010, Grand Haven, Mich.
what ultimately became Helix.
After completing his
graduate degree at the
University of Michigan,
Pinkerton went on to work
with General Dynamics as a
structural engineer and founded
Home Port, a company to
market a consumer electronics
device that he had designed.
In 2002, he left General
Dynamics and enrolled in
the MBA program at Georgia
Tech University en route to
working with his former faculty
mentor and others to develop a
business around Helix.
Pinkerton and the company
have received several awards
through the years, including
The Michigan Technology
Tricorridor Award, a National
Science Foundation Small
Business Innovation Research
Grant, the National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators
Association (NCIIA) Award for
Excellence in Marketing and
the Carrot Capital Business
Plan Competition. Helix was
featured on Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition in May 2006.
Pinkerton and his wife, Joy
Black ’96 Pinkerton, live in Ann
Arbor. They have two young
children at home, Wil and Meg.
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Jillian Greshel ’09 and Andrew
Vander Yacht ’09, Oct. 2, 2010.
Kelly Shea ’09 and Tyler Barnett
’10, Sept. 5, 2010.
Matthew VanderVelde ’09 and
Michelle Zeitter ’10.
Lauren Geswein ’10 and Adam
Green ’10, June 5, 2010, Holland,
Mich.
Rachelle Victory ’10 and Mark
Nauta, Aug. 14, 2010, Holland, Mich.
New Arrivals
Kris Ritton ’91 and Kim Mason
’99 Ritton, Madalyn Leslie, Oct. 9,
2010.
Tracy Bolo ’92 McMichael and
Tim McMichael, Adam McMichael,
Aug. 3, 2010.
Philip Sotok ’92 and Jodi Sotok,
Maelyn Rose, Sept. 16, 2010.
Karen Walker ’93
LeuamChampassak and Thun
LeuamChampassak ’95, Grace Sivilai,
Oct. 12, 2010.
Kevin Mackey ’93 and Michelle
Brinks ’94 Mackey, Violet Catherine
and Luke Ernest, March 20, 2010.
Rachel Dahl ’95 and Brian Gootee,
Zoe Dahlia, Sept. 16, 2010.
Thomas Dawson ’95 and Rebecca
Blom ’99 Dawson, William Thomas,
Feb. 4, 2009.
Aaron Frey ’96 and Christine
Krueger ’96 Frey, Jack Raymond,
March 6, 2010.
Nicole Lamkey ’96 Kothe and
Brian Kothe, Austin Cooper and
Makena Grace, July 21, 2010.
Dana Jensen ’97 Roffers and Mark
Roffers, Elaina Campbell, March 1,
2010.
Jeff Renz ’98 and Jessica VanDam
’02 Renz, Elise Dorothy, Aug. 7, 2010.
Mark Baker ’99 and Sara Warber
’99 Baker, Kendall Jane, Sept. 14, 2010.
Jeanine Roberts ’99 Smith and
Antonio Smith, Quentin Bryce, June
27, 2010.
Carrie Koop ’99 Traver and
Michael Traver ’99, Soren August, Sept.
24, 2010.
Kerri Haveman ’99 Weldon and
Thomas Weldon, Micah James, Nov.
19, 2009.
Christopher Howell ’00 and Amy
VanderMeer ’01, Anne Louise, Oct. 3,
2009.
Katie Ergang ’00 Meyering and
Kevin Meyering, Gabe Evan, Sept. 21,
2010.
Heidi Huebner ’00 Wheeler and
Joshua Wheeler ’00, Judah Brooks,
Sept. 26, 2010.
Christopher Dattels ’01 and Carrie
Cochran ’02 Dattels, Jillian Taylor,
Sept. 17, 2010.
Ed Gall ’01 and Kara Schaberg ’02
Gall, Zoe Lee, July 18, 2010.
Anne Houseworth ’01 Gray and
James Gray, Maeve Eleanor, June 3, 2010.
Rachel Dean ’01 Henderson and
Jared Henderson ’01, Dale Ruth, Sept.
23, 2010.
Emi Teshima ’01 Irish and Evan
Irish ’01, Julia Roxanna and Colin
Glenn Arthur, Sept. 7, 2010.
Jordan R. Schmidt ’01 and Melissa
Howe ’01 Schmidt, Jacob Ryan, July
7, 2010 (born on their ninth wedding
anniversary).
Cara Beth Brackenridge ’01
Southland and Scott Southland, Paige
Beth, July 9, 2010.
James Raseman ’01 and Karen
Raseman, Liam Clyde, May 30, 2010.
Laura Evans ’01 Schlader and Mark
Schlader, Henry Schlader, Aug. 23, 2010.
Amy Brower ’02 Glupker and
Kurtis Glupker ’02, Madison Jo and
Makenzie Kay, Sept. 22, 2010.
Megan Wood ’02 Reilly and Sean
Reilly, Kaiden John, Oct. 11, 2010.
Joshua Silvis ’02 and Amy Silvis,
Owen Robert, May 3, 2010.
Geoffrey Bremer ’03 and Erin
Bremer, Charlotte Faith, Oct. 13, 2010.
Molly Arntz ’03 Burnett and Ryan
Burnett, Brady Ryan, July 23, 2010.
James Grosse ’03 and Alison
Fineout ’07 Grosse, Ava Elizabeth, Oct.
5, 2010.
Andrew Imdieke ’03 and Laura
Cowen ’03 Imdieke, Joseph Andrew,
Sept. 27, 2010.
Joshua Ruch ’03 and Sara
Kouchnerkavich ’03 Ruch, Nolan
Joshua, Oct. 9, 2010.
Katie Carlston ’03 Saldanha and
Christopher Saldanha, Eisley Christine,
May 5, 2010.
Jeff Sankiewicz ’03 and Mary
Dunlap ’03 Sankiewicz, Dylan Joseph,
Sept. 22, 2010.
Emilie Preseau ’03 Spalla and
Daniel Spalla, McKenna, Nov. 29,
2009.
Maria Hoogendyk ’04 Straatsma
and Philip Straatsma, Katie Victoria,
May 21, 2010.
Lindsey Aronson ’05 Blacquiere
and Bradley Blacquiere, Charlotte
Ellen, Sept. 16, 2010.
Kathryn Hoenecke ’05 LeClair and
Christopher LeClair, Enzo Christopher,
Sept. 26, 2010.
Andrea Pratt ’05 McIntosh and
Scot McIntosh, William Christopher,
Sept. 22, 2010.
Lisa Genzink ’05 Myrick and
Bryan Myrick, Charley Grayson, Sept.
10, 2010.
Rachael Zwar ’05 Swearingen and
Keith Swearingen ’07, Ethan Paul, Oct.
12, 2010.
Stephanie Martz ’06 Erickson and
Kyle Erickson, Layla Marie, Feb. 25,
2010.
Angela Dykhuis ’06 Reynolds and
Ryan Reynolds, Ariana Noelle, Aug. 11,
2010.
Jennifer Boone ’06 VanderLugt
and Jason VanderLugt, John Boone,
Oct. 15, 2010.
Kurtis DeHorn ’07 and Stephanie
Poll ’07 DeHorn, Braelyn Rae, Sept. 26,
2010.
Advanced Degrees
Barbara Tacoma ’81 DePree, Master
of Medical Management, Carnegie
Mellon School of Business, 2009.
Jennifer Heitman ’85 Gamblin,
Master of Arts in educational
psychology, University of Colorado at
Denver, 2010.
Diana Weisiger ’89 Bast, Master of
Reading/Language Arts with a reading
specialist endorsement (K-12), Grand
Valley State University.
Dan Vagle ’04, Master of Business
Administration, Morris Graduate
School of Management, July 2010.
Kelley Hutchins ’05, D.O.,
Des Moines University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, May 2010.
Stephanie McCann ’05, Master
of Social Work, Michigan State
University, May 2009.
Andrew Wells ’05, Ph.D. in
mathematics, Iowa State University,
2010.
Daniel Zomerlei ’06, Master of
Divinity and Master of Science in
marriage and family therapy, Fuller
Theological Seminary, June 2010.
Alison Fineout ’07 Grosse, Master
of Social Work, Western Michigan
University, June 2010.
Anna Wadsworth ’07 Matarese,
Master in Social Welfare, University at
Albany-SUNY, May 16, 2009.
Meghan Moore ’08, Master of
Music, Manhattan School of Music,
2010.
Marjorie McBride ’09, Master of
Social Work, University of Michigan,
August 2010.
Rebecca Blom ’99 Dawson, Master
of Arts in school counseling, Western
Michigan University, 2007.
Deaths
The college is often privileged to
receive additional information in
celebration of the lives of members
of the Hope community who have
passed away. Please visit the expanded
obituaries we have made available
online if you wish to read more about
those whose loss is noted in this issue.
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JoAnn VanKolken ’51 Belter
of Grand Rapids, Mich., died on
Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. She was 81.
She retired from Grand Rapids
schools as an art supervisor. In later
years she was a professional model.
Survivors include her brother,
Paul Van Kolken; nieces, Amy Van
Kolken (Martin) Banister and Emily
Van Kolken; and a granddaughter,
Allison Bridges.
Betty Mulder ’45 Burton of
Traverse City, Mich., died on Friday,
Sept. 24, 2010. She was 87.
She was ordained by the United
Methodist Church as a minister
and worked as a caseworker to aid
dependent children with the Michigan
Department of Social Services.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Bernard Mulder ’19 and Louise
Weaver ’20 Mulder; her husband,
Eldon; a son, David VerBerkmoes; a
daughter, Suzanne Darmenio; two
grandchildren, Jessica VerBerkmoes
and Stephen McCann; and a sister,
Donna Mulder ’47 Rypstra.
Survivors include three sons,
Mike, James and William (Randi)
VerBerkmoes; a daughter, Judith
DePew; eight grandchildren; one sister,
Judith Mulder ’49 VanZanten; her first
husband, Harold VerBerkmoes ’48;
nephews, S. Craig VanZanten, Jr. ’77
and John VanZanten ’78; and a niece,
Dacia VanZanten ’85 (D. Peter ’83)
VanEenenaam.
Richard DeMaagd ’54 of
Fairhope, Ala., died on Sunday, Aug. 1,
2010. He was 78.
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He served in the U.S. Army in
Berlin in military intelligence.
He taught at Wyoming High
School for 25 years.
He was preceded in death by his
father, the Rev. John (Marian) DeMaagd
’24.
Survivors included his wife,
Emogene DeMaagd; his sister, Avis
Elson; stepsons, Ken Greer and Rod
Greer; and three step-grandchildren.
Schoonmaker; and a daughter-in-law,
Linda Swinyard Morehouse ’74.
Survivors include her three
children, James Morehouse ’72,
John (Linda) Morehouse ’76 and
Beth (Fr. Thomas ’74) Begley; eight
grandchildren, including Aimee
Morehouse ’01 Lee and Adam
Morehouse (current student); a brother,
Hubert Schoonmaker; and a niece and
nephew and their children.
Vernon Elzinga ’58 of
Hudsonville, Mich., died on Thursday,
Nov. 11, 2010. He was 74.
He worked at Hubbell Furniture
Co. and Acme Pallet Co. for many years.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Gerrit and Gladys (Gerrits ’28)
Elzinga.
Survivors include his brother and
sister-in-law, Marshall Elzinga ’60 and
Jacqueline Peelle ’62 Elzinga; a sister
and brother-in-law, Linda Elzinga ’65
and Ray Plummert; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins, including Jeffrey
Elzinga ’88.
Robert Rieckmann ’50 of
Holland, Mich., died on Sunday, Oct.
17, 2010. He was 84.
He served in the U.S. Army Air
Corps during World War II as a waistgunner on a B-17.
He worked for many years at Shaw
Walker.
Survivors include his wife, Donna
Rieckmann; sister, Dorothea Kroll;
four children, Chris St. John and Bill
Rhodes, R. Scott Rieckmann and Deb
Lee and their daughter Kinzie; Blair
Rieckmann and Elizabeth Bradt, Dana
Rieckmann and fiancée Katie Frym; and
stepdaughter, Lonnie and John Hansen
and their children, Tiffany and Tyler.
Daniel Courtlandt Geary ’50
of Concord, N.C., died on Tuesday,
Nov. 9, 2010. He was 84.
He was a World War II U.S. Navy
veteran.
He was a cosmetic chemist, and
served as treasurer and president of the
American Cosmetic Society.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and by his wife, Gizella Miko
Geary.
Survivors include his sons, Daniel
Geary II and Robert (Patricia) Geary;
a sister, Janice Caldwell; and two
grandchildren.
Jon Haberland ’48 of Santa Ana,
Calif., died on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
He was 92.
He retired from Orange County
Hospital, where he was a clinical
psychologist.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Marjory Haberland.
Klaas Meyer ’61 of Saint Joseph,
Mich., died on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
He was 75.
He worked as the director of
quality assurance at Heath/Zenith for
30 years. He studied for his builder’s
license and was subsequently busy with
construction projects.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; and a daughter, Carolyn.
Survivors include his wife, Alice
Meyer; a daughter, Janet (Michael)
McKenzie; his son, Brian (Krista) Meyer;
and seven grandchildren.
Eleanor Schoonmaker ’43
Morehouse of Whiting, N.J., died on
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. She was 89.
She taught English, French and
band for a New York high school.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, the Rev. Harry Paul
Morehouse ’48; a brother, Frederick
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Mildred Burghardt ’45
Roberts of Morganton, N.C., died on
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. She was 87.
She was a lifelong educator and
spent her last years at Appalachian State
University.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, John Burns Roberts.
Survivors include her sons, John
Burns (Susan Carlisle) Roberts II,
Frederick (Leigh Cattell) Roberts ’81,
and Herbert (Lisa Carrozza) Roberts; and
three grandchildren.
Isaac Rottenberg ’53 of Denver,
Colo., died on Monday, June 28, 2010.
He was 84.
He was a minister of the Reformed
Church in America. He had served as
a local pastor, as lecturer in theology
and as the denomination’s director of
communications.
Survivors include his wife, Malwina
Rottenberg; five children, including
Irene Rottenberg ’72; and many
grandchildren, including Carmen
Rottenberg ’00, Rebecca Rottenberg ’03
and Nicole Rottenberg ’97 Beurkens.
John Ryskamp ’50 of Newtown,
Pa., died on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. He
was 83.
He was a former physics instructor
at Hope College during 1952-53.
He and his wife established a
scholarship fund at Hope to provide
assistance to deserving students, with a
preference given to students majoring
in the natural sciences.
Survivors include his wife, Connie
VanZylen ’53 Ryskamp; his sisters,
Florence Freshour and Gertrude Schupp;
a sister-in-law, Maxine VanZylen ’44
Battjes; his children, Dr. Richard P.
(Annemarieke) Ryskamp, Cynthia L.
(Michael) Mehallow, Carol L. Ryskamp
’82 (Glenn) Anderson and Nancy E.
(Michael) Maratea; 10 grandchildren;
and a nephew, Donald Battjes, Jr. ’68.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley
Vander Schaaf; children, David (Donna)
and Sandra; and three grandchildren.
Eunice Bernson ’61 Schafer of
San Diego, Calif., died on Tuesday, Aug.
5, 2008. She was 68.
She was a psychotherapist, living
and working in San Diego for 31 years.
Survivors include her daughters,
Kimberly Schafer and Kirstin Schafer;
two grandchildren; two brothers, Dan
and Fred Bernson; and a sister, Lois
Colby.
Mildred Herman ’43 Worfel
of Battle Creek, Mich., died on Sunday,
Sept. 26, 2010. She was 89.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Melbourne Worfel; and a
brother, Paul Hooker.
Survivors included her children,
David (Nancy) Worfel and Paul (Kristie)
Worfel; four grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; a sister, Jean Herman
’33 Hill of Kalamazoo; and a nephew,
William (Ginger) Hill ’65.
Edwin Simmons ’61 of
Springville, Pa., died on Saturday, Oct.
9, 2010. He was 72.
He created a worship service called
the Gospel in Jazz. The music in this
worship service became the material for
his CD.
Survivors include his wife of 45
years, Susan Thrasher Simmons; three
sons, Michael (Jacqueline) Simmons,
Philip (Danielle) Simmons and
Benjamin (Danielle Marie) Simmons; a
daughter, Stephanie (Lewis) Geyer; and
seven grandchildren.
Lila Mae Clonan ’42
Slingerland of Chariton, Iowa, died
on Saturday, May 22, 2010. She was 94.
She was an accomplished organist
and played for a number of churches in
the metropolitan New York and New
Jersey area. She served on the Hope
College Alumni Association Board in
the late 1960’s.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Stanley Slingerland ’41; and
her brother, Edward (Alice Bosch ’42)
Clonan ’50.
Survivors include her son, Stanley
(Kathleen) Slingerland Jr. ’69; and her
daughter, Jeanne Brandt.
Jennifer Kastner ’71
Steenbergen of Deep River, Conn.,
died on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. She
was 59.
Survivors include her husband
Gregory Steenbergen.
Marilyn Spreng ’75 Szejda of
Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Sunday,
Sept. 19, 2010. She was 57.
She spent her career teaching in
the Wyoming Public Schools and retired
from teaching in 2008.
Survivors include her husband,
James Szejda; her parents, Jarvis
and Mary Spreng; children, Drew
Prelgavskas, John (Sandra) Szejda,
Jennifer Szejda and Tad Peterson; a
grandson, Caiden Szejda; her brothers
and sisters, Richard ’76 (Pat) Spreng,
Anne Spreng and Judy Spreng ’83; and a
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Nancy
and Jim Neper.
Sam Vander Schaaf ’59 of
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, died on
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. He was 74.
He was a retired Reformed Church
in America pastor.
Virginia Ewing ’44 Zoet of
Huntsville, Ala., died on Sunday, Oct.
10, 2010. She was 89.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and two sisters.
Survivors include her husband
of 67 years, Charles Zoet ’49; three
daughters, Anna Lotero, Kay Fiala and
Frances Stine; and grandchildren.
Sympathy to
To the family of Lillian De
Jonge of Holland, Mich., who died on
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. She was
89.
She was a former housekeeper at
Hope.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Henry De Jonge; and her
daughter, Jane Shaw.
Survivors include her sons, Carl
(Sharon) De Jonge and Al (Kathy) De
Jonge; seven grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
This year’s Hope College Christmas
Vespers will be available on a
stereophonic, digitally recorded
CD. All orders placed by Friday,
December 10th will be shipped as
soon as product arrives (around
December 17th) and could arrive in
time for Christmas.
Call the Hope-Geneva Bookstore
at (616) 395-7833
(toll-free at 1-800-946-4673)
or shop online at
www.hopebookstore.com
A Closing Look
Christmas greetings from the Hope College campus!
The sights and sounds of this joyous season fill the
sanctuary of Dimnent Chapel as we celebrate the birth
of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. We join with Christians
around the world in our worship and praise:
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet:
praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance:
praise him with stringed instruments and organs . . .
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD. – Psalm 150:3-4, 6
— Jim and Martie Bultman
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